Species Aedes (Ochlerotatus) imperfectus Dobrotworsky, 1962
- Aedes (Ochlerotatus) imperfectus Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1962. Notes on Australian mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae). VI. Five new Victorian species and a description of the larva of Aëdes milsoni (Taylor). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 87: 291-302 [296].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ adult (with associated larval and pupal skins), Woori Yallock, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV 5♂ 6♀ adults; ANIC 2♂ 2♀ adults; EUQ ♂ ♀ adults; BMNH ♂ ♀ adults; USNM ♂ ♀ adults.
Generic Combinations
- Ochlerotatus imperfectus (Dobrotworsky, 1962). —
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2008 [2007]. Phylogeny and classification of Ochlerotatus and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153: 29-114 [Date published 2008] [113] (Unplaced to subgenus)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult a vicious daytime biter attacking humans, cattle, sheep and rabbits near larval habitats; occasional vector of myxomatosis; larva found in shaded grassy ground pools usually filled by flood waters and temporary surface waters.
General References
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
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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21-Sep-2016 | AEDINI | 16-Sep-2016 | MODIFIED | |
19-Apr-2012 | 19-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
22-Nov-2011 | 22-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
22-Nov-2011 | 22-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
25-Oct-2011 | 25-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
21-Sep-2016 | 25-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
25-Oct-2011 | 25-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
20-Apr-2012 | 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |