Species Aedes (Ochlerotatus) normanensis (Taylor, 1915)
- Culex normanensis Taylor, F.H. 1915. Contributions to a knowledge of Australian Culicidae. No. ii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40: 176-184 [182].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC ♂ ♀ adult (reared from larvae; number of specimens not stated in original description), Normanton, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Aedes (Ochlerotatus) normanensis (Taylor, 1915). —
Edwards, F.W. 1924. A synopsis of the adult mosquitoes of the Australasian Region. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 351-401 [375]
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 normanensis (Taylor, 1915). —
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
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: pest, volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult bites humans, cattle, pigs, horses, dogs, fowl and kangaroos; adult caught in light and chicken-baited traps; substantial pest nuisance at times; isolation of Ross River, Murray Valley encephalitis and Sindbis viruses from collections but its role as a vector of arboviruses is unclear; larva found in casual ground pools, large and small natural depressions and watercourses, with or without vegetation.
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 | |
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) |