Species Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudobarbirostris Ludlow, 1902

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: volant.

Larva: aquatic, lentic freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Adult collected biting humans and in window traps, experimental infection with Brugia malayi; larva found in clear pools with abundant aquatic vegetation, large permanent, well-vegetated bodies of clear, shaded water, pools and backwaters.

 

General References

Lee, D.J., Hicks, M.M., Griffiths, M., Debenham, M.L., Bryan, J.H., Russell, R.C., Geary, M. & Marks, E.N. 1987. The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genus Anopheles. Subgenera Anopheles, Cellia. Commonwealth Department of Health, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Monograph Series. Entomology Monograph No. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 5 315 pp. [83] (literature, distribution, biology)

 

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)
20-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)