Species Culex (Neoculex) chaetoventralis (Theobald, 1910)
- Neomelanoconion chaetoventralis Theobald, F.V. 1910. A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 5 646 pp. [461].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀ adult (wing on slide), Kuranda (as Kumanda), QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Culex (Lophoceratomyia?) chaetoventralis (Theobald, 1910). —
Edwards, F.W. 1924. A synopsis of the adult mosquitoes of the Australasian Region. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 351-401 [397]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic, tree hole.
Extra Ecological Information
Larva found in a cavity in buttress root of rainforest tree, rot hole in trunk of a smaller tree, deep groove in large fallen tree, buttress of a tree stump and artificial containers with fresh water containing rotting leaves and debris.
History of changes
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20-Apr-2012 | 20-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |