Species Verrallina (Verrallina) multifolium (King & Hoogstraal, 1947)
- Aedes (Verrallina) multifolium King, W.V. & Hoogstraal, H. 1947. New Guinea species of mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, subgenus Aedes. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37: 113-134 [122].
Type data:
Holotype USNM ♂ adult (with slide mount of genitalia), Jayapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia (as Hollandia, Western New Guinea).
Generic Combinations
- Aedes (Verrallina) multifolium King & Hoogstraal, 1947.
- Verrallina (Verrallina) multifolium (King & Hoogstraal, 1947). —
Reinert, J.F. 1999. Restoration of Verrallina to generic rank in tribe Aedini (Diptera: Cuilicidae) and descriptions of the genus and three included subgenera. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 31: 1-83
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult collected in malaise traps, female collected biting humans in sago swamp in partial forest; larva collected from temporary ground pool formed by tree buttresses in flooded virgin forest and ground pool containing fresh water in swamp of virgin forest.
General References
Wilkerson, R.C., Linton, Y-M., Fonseca, D.M., Schultz, T.R., Price, D.C., & Strickman, D.A. 2015. Making mosquito taxonomy useful: a stable classification of tribe Aedini that balances utility with current knowledge of evolutionary relationships. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 10(7): e0133602 [appendix S1]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2012 | 20-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |