Species Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae Marks, 1958
- Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae Marks, E.N. 1958. New species and records of the Aedes kochi group from eastern Australia (Diptera: Culicidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 69: 57-74 [58].
Type data:
Holotype EUQ P. 1314 ♂ adult (with associated larval and pupal skins), Skull Creek (10°56'S, 142°22'E), Cape York Peninsula, QLD.
Paratype(s) EUQ 2♂ 3♀ adults, 10 larval and 3 pupal morphotypes; QM ♂ ♀ adults, 2 morphotype larvae and morphotype pupal skin; ANIC 2♂ 2♀ adults, 4 morphotype larvae, 2 morphotype pupal skin; BMNH ♂ ♀ adults, 2 morphotype larvae and morphotype pupal skin; USNM ♀ adult, 2 morphotype larvae and morphotype pupa with male terminalia mount.
Generic Combinations
- Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae Marks, 1958. —
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] - Finlaya josephinae (Marks, 1958). —
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 [358]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
In Australia known only from Cape York Peninsula, QLD.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Distribution References
- Marks, E.N. 1980. Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Cape York Peninsula, Australia. pp. 59-76 in Stevens, N.C. & Bailey, A. (eds). Contemporary Cape York Peninsula. The proceedings of a symposium held at the Kindler Lecture Theatre, Queensland Institute of Technology, 29 October, 1979. Brisbane : Royal Society of Queensland. [67]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: pest, volant.
Larva: aquatic, phytotelmata.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult bites human; leaf axil breeder found in Hanguana malayana [Hanguanaceae] plants growing along margins of a swampy creek on Cape York Peninsula, QLD.
General References
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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) |