Species Aedes (Rhinoskusea) longirostris (Leicester, 1908)
- Ficalbia longirostris Leicester, G.F. 1908. The Culicidae of Malaya. Studies of the Institute of Medical Research of the Federated Malay States 3(3): 18-261 [228].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂ adult (tarsi on slide), Kuala Klang, Malaysia (as Malaya).
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 5♂ 2♀ adults.Subsequent designation references:
Mattingly, P.F. 1958. The Culicine Mosquitoes of the Indomalayan Area. Part III. Genus Aedes Meigen, subgenera Paraedes Edwards, Rhinoskusea Edwards and Cancraedes. London : British Museum (Natural History) 61 pp. [38] (lectotypes designation); Reinert, J.F. 1976. Medical entomology studies – V. The subgenus Rhinoskusea of the genus Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Society 13(2): 1-60 [11] (list of paralectotypes); Townsend, B.C. 1990. Culicidae. pp. 35-152 in Townsend, B.C., Chainey, J.E., Crosskey, R.W., Pont, A.C., Lane, R.P., Boorman, J.P.T. & Lowry, C.A. A catalogue of the types of bloodsucking flies in the British Museum (Natural History). Occasional Papers on Systematic Entomology 7: 1-371 [96] (clarification of type series). - Uranotaenia hilli Taylor, F.H. 1919. Contributions to a knowledge of Australian Culicidae. No. iv. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 43: 826-843 [841].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ adult, Darwin, NT.
Paratype(s) BMNH ♂ adult.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Edwards, F.W. 1924. A synopsis of the adult mosquitoes of the Australasian Region. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 351-401 [391]
Generic Combinations
- Rhinoskusea longirostris (Leicester, 1908). —
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2004. Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 142: 289-368 [365] - Ochlerotatus (Rhinoskusea) longirostris (Leicester, 1908). —
Reinert, J.F. 2000. New classification for the composite genus Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini), elevation of subgenus Ochlerotatus to generic rank, reclassification of the other subgenera, and notes on certain subgenera and species. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 16: 175-188 - Aedes (Rhinoskusea) longirostris (Leicester, 1908). —
Edwards, F.W. 1922. A synopsis of adult Oriental Culicine (including Megarhinine and Sabethine) mosquitoes. Part II. Indian Journal of Medical Research 10(2): 430-475 [467]
Wilkerson, R.C., Linton, Y-M., Fonseca, D.M., Schultz, T.R., Price, D.C., & Strickman, D.A. 2015. Making mosquito taxonomy useful: a stable classification of tribe Aedini that balances utility with current knowledge of evolutionary relationships. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 10(7): e0133602 [appendix S1]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread Oriental Region.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult occasionally bites humans in jungle; larval types of the synonym Uranotaenia hilli found in crab holes in mangrove swamps; larva also found in mud pools in mangrove swamps, earth drains, brackish pools and large artificial containers such as tins, canoes etc. in the tidal zone.
General References
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2009. Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157(4): 700-794 (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2016 | AEDINI | 22-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 20-Apr-2012 | 20-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |