Species Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes (Skuse, 1889)
- Culex atripes Skuse, F.A.A. 1889. Diptera of Australia. Part V.—The Culicidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 3: 1717-1764 [1750].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC(MMUS) ♀ adult (Homebush is the first locality listed by Skuse, but the type specimen did not come from there; the specimen is considered as a holotype by Lee, D.J., Hicks, M.M., Griffiths, M., Debenham, M.L., Marks, E.N., Bryan, J.H. & Russell, R.C. 1989. The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genera Tripteroides, Uranotaenia, Wyeomyia, Zeugnomyia. University of Queensland and University of Sydney in collaboration with Commonwealth Department of Community Services & Health. Monograph Series. Entomology Monograph No. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 11 306 pp. [33]), Knapsack Gully, Blue Mountains, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Tripteroides (Tripteroides) atripes (Skuse, 1889).
- Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes (Skuse, 1889). —
Harbach, R. 1 September 2011. Mosquito Taxonomic inventory Valid Species List. Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory. Http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/ [accessed on 11 October 2011]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: pest, volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult appears to be diurnal in biting activity and attacks humans and sheep; may become a nuisance pest in some rural areas if domestic container breeding is prevalent; isolation of Gan Gan virus from specimens collected on the south coast of NSW; larva found in tree holes and eucalypt stumps but commonly found in artificial containers such as water tanks, drums, tyres, jars and similar containers holding clean water (or with leaf debris) for long periods.
General References
Lee, D.J., Hicks, M.M., Griffiths, M., Debenham, M.L., Marks, E.N., Bryan, J.H. & Russell, R.C. 1989. The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genera Tripteroides, Uranotaenia, Wyeomyia, Zeugnomyia. University of Queensland and University of Sydney in collaboration with Commonwealth Department of Community Services & Health. Monograph Series. Entomology Monograph No. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 11 306 pp. [33] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement as Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2011 | 02-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Apr-2012 | 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |