Species Aedes (Macleaya) spinosipes Edwards, 1922
- Aedes (Chaetocruiomyia) spinosipes Edwards, F.W. 1922. Mosquito notes.—III. Bulletin of Entomological Research 13: 75-102 [92] [nom. nov. for Chaetocruiomyia sylvestris Theobald, 1910].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Chaetocruiomyia sylvestris Theobald, F.V. 1910. A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 5 646 pp. [196] [junior secondary homonym of Culex sylvestris Theobald, 1901 (= Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♀ adult (number of syntypes not stated in original description), Kuranda, QLD; whereabouts unknown ♀ adult, Kuranda, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Macleaya (Chaetocruiomyia) spinosipes (Edwards, 1922). —
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2006. Phylogeny and classification of Finlaya and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148: 1-101 [93] - 'Ochlerotatus' ('Chaetocruiomyia') spinosipes (Edwards, 1922). —
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 [361] - Aedes (Macleaya) spinosipes Edwards, 1922. —
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
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
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: volant.
Larva: nothing known.
Extra Ecological Information
Inhabits rainforest, adult females are day-biting close to rainforest.
General References
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2006. Phylogeny and classification of Finlaya and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148: 1-101 (taxonomy, systematics, cladistics)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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21-Sep-2016 | AEDINI | 22-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
21-Sep-2016 | 11-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
20-Apr-2012 | 08-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |