Species Culiseta (Culicella) drummondi (Dobrotworsky, 1960)
- Theobaldia drummondi Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1960. The genus Theobaldia (Diptera, Culicidae) in Victoria. II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 85: 240-247 [241].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ adult (with associated larval and pupal skins), Sylvan (Silvan), VIC.
Generic Combinations
- Culiseta (Culicella) drummondi (Dobrotworsky, 1960). —
Stone, A. 1961. A synoptic catalog of the mosquitoes of the world, supplement I (Diptera: Culicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 63(1): 29-52 [44]
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality which is on the eastern slopes of the Dandenong Ranges, VIC.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: South East Coastal Plain (SCP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult day-biting and attacks humans near its larval habita; larva found in pits of water, possibly wombat burrows; immature stages only develop at low temperatures.
History of changes
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20-Apr-2012 | 08-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |