- Culex filipes Walker, F. 1861. Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Dorey, New Guinea, by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 5: 229-254 [Date published 27 March] [229].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀ adult (stated to be in poor condition by Theobald, F.V. 1901. A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes. Mainly compiled from the collections received at the British Museum from various parts of the world in connection with the investigation into the cause of malaria conducted by the Colonial Office and the Royal Society. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. II viii 391 pp. and Edwards, F.W. 1927. New mosquitoes of the genus Rachionotomyia from New Guinea. Nova Guinea 15: 352–356), Dorey, New Guinea (near Manokwari, Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya). - Tripteroides papua Brug, S.L. 1934. Notes on Dutch East Indian mosquitoes. Bulletin of Entomological Research 25: 501-519 [503].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2♂ adults (male labelled `cotype' has terminalia mount; E.N. Marks examined the cotype male of Tripteroides papua and concluded it was conspecifc with filipes sensu Lee, therefore papua was placed as a synonym of filipes, see 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. [90]), 'Dutch East Indies'.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cooling, L.E. 1924. A synonymic list of the more important species of Culicidae of the Australian Region. Service Publication Department of Health Australian Tropical Division 2: 1-61 [11]
- 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. [90] (new synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Tripteroides (Rachisoura) filipes (Walker, 1861). —
Edwards, F.W. 1932. Diptera. Fam. Culicidae. Genera Insectorum 194: 1-258 [76]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution limited to range of host plant Nepenthes spp. [Nepenthaceae]
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, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult common biting in jungle; most larvae recorded from the pitchers of Nepenthes spp. [Nepenthaceae] but also found in rot holes in trees, tree holes, plant axils, bamboos, in Colocasia sp. [Araceae] and in pure culture in bamboos; larvae have been reported to kill other mosquito larvae.
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2012 | 20-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 02-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |