Subspecies Mimomyia (Mimomyia) chamberlaini metallica (Leicester, 1908)
- Conopomyia metallica Leicester, G.F. 1908. The Culicidae of Malaya. Studies of the Institute of Medical Research of the Federated Malay States 3(3): 18-261 [113].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂ adult, Barrack Pool, Kuala Lumpur (Selangor), Malaya.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH ♂ ♀ adults (number of specimens not stated in original description), Barrack Pool, Kuala Lumpur (Selangor), Malaya.Subsequent designation references:
Mattingly, P.F. & Grjebine, A. 1958. Revision du genre Ficalbia Theobald et discussion de la position systématique des Ravenalites Doucet (Diptera, Culicidae). Mémoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Sér. E. Entomol. 9: 256-290 [277].
Generic Combinations
- Mimomyia metallica (Leicester, 1908). —
Edwards, F.W. 1922. A synopsis of adult Oriental Culicine (including Megarhinine and Sabethine) mosquitoes. Part II. Indian Journal of Medical Research 10(2): 430-475 [469]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), 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: volant.
Larva: aquatic, nothing known.
Extra Ecological Information
Immature stages reported from swamp and permanent ponds associated with aquatic vegetation.
General References
Knight, K.L. & Stone, A. 1977. A Catalog of the Mosquitoes of the World (Diptera: Culicidae). The Thomas Say Foundation. College Park, Maryland : Entomological Society of America Vol. 6. [285] (metallica listed as 'chamberlaini issp. metallica', with the term 'issp.' indicating that infrasubspecific category is unknown)
Mattingly, P.F. 1957. The Culicine Mosquitoes of the Indomalayan Area. Part I. Genus Ficalbia Theobald. London : British Museum (Natural History) 61 pp. [31] (revised chamberlaini complex)
History of changes
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |