Species Aedes (Ochlerotatus) silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
- Aedes silvestris Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1961. A new name for Aedes waterhousei Dobrotworsky (Diptera: Culicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 62: 248 [published 4 January 1961] [248] [nom. nov. for Aedes waterhousei Dobrotworsky, 1960 (= Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cantans (Meigen, 1818))].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Aedes waterhousei Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1960. The subgenus Ochlerotatus in the Australian Region (Diptera: Culicidae). III. Review of the Victorian species of perkinsi and cunabulanus sections with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 85: 53-74 [57] [junior secondary homonym of Culicada waterhousei Theobald, 1905].
Type data:
Holotype NMV ♂ adult (with associated larval and pupal skins), Wattle Glen, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV 4♂ 5♀ adults; ANIC 2♂ 2♀ adults; EUQ ♂ ♀ adults; BMNH ♂ ♀ adults; USNM ♂ ♀ adults.
Generic Combinations
- Ochlerotatus silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1961). —
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2008 [2007]. Phylogeny and classification of Ochlerotatus and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153: 29-114 [Date published 2008] [113] (Unplaced to subgenus)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult day-biting; larva found in pools with cloudy water, with or without vegetation and shallow valleys or plains with sparse bush to elevated country, flat woodland and open country.
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
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2016 | AEDINI | 16-Sep-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Apr-2012 | 19-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 22-Nov-2011 | 22-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 22-Nov-2011 | 22-Nov-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 25-Oct-2011 | 25-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 21-Sep-2016 | 25-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 25-Oct-2011 | 25-Oct-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Apr-2012 | 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |