Species Aedes (Ochlerotatus) multiplex (Theobald, 1903)
- Skusea multiplex Theobald, F.V. 1903. A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 3 xvii 359 pp. [293].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 3♀ adults, Burpengary, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Aedes (Ochlerotatus) multiplex (Theobald, 1903). —
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] - Ochlerotatus (Pseudoskusea) multiplex (Theobald, 1905). —
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] [84] - Aedes (Pseudoskusea) multiplex (Theobald, 1903). —
Edwards, F.W. 1924. A synopsis of the adult mosquitoes of the Australasian Region. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 351-401 [386] - 'Ochlerotatus' ('Pseudoskusea') multiplex (Theobald, 1903) [sensu auctorum]. —
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 [363]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), 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 day-biting and attacks humans; larva found in shaded ground pools in tea-tree swamps and reedy marshes close to mangroves, heavily shaded creekline ground pool, an earthern pit and a wooden container.
General References
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 | 15-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
15-Nov-2011 | 15-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
25-Oct-2011 | 25-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
20-Apr-2012 | 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |