Species Aedes (Dobrotworskyius) milsoni (Taylor, 1915)
- Culicada milsoni Taylor, F.H. 1915. Contributions to a knowledge of Australian Culicidae. No. ii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40: 176-184 [179].
Type data:
Holotype AM K.341272 ♂ (status determined and depository confirmed as AM by R. Cox (pers. com. 2014)), Milson Island (Hawkesbury River), NSW [33° 31' S 151° 11' E].
Paratype(s) ANIC 2♀. - Hulecoeteomyia milsoni Taylor, F.H. 1916. Contributions to a knowledge of Australian Culicidae. No. iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 564-574 [566] [junior secondary homonym of Culicada milsoni Taylor, 1915].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANIC 2♀ adults, Milson Island, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Edwards, F.W. 1924. A synopsis of the adult mosquitoes of the Australasian Region. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 351-401 [385]
Generic Combinations
- Aedes (Dobrotworskyius) milsoni (Taylor, 1915). —
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] - Dobrotworskyius milsoni (Taylor, 1915). —
Reinert, J.F., Harbach, R.E. & Kitching, I.J. 2006. Phylogeny and classification of Finlaya and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148: 1-101 [89] - Aedes (Finlaya) milsoni (Taylor, 1915). —
Edwards, F.W. 1924. A synopsis of the adult mosquitoes of the Australasian Region. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 351-401 [385] - Aedes (Ochlerotatus) milsoni (Taylor, 1915). —
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 [22] - 'Ochlerotatus' ('Finlaya') milsoni (Taylor, 1915) [sensu auctorum]. —
Reinert, J.F. & Harbach, R.E. 2005. Generic and subgeneric status of aedine mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) occurring in the Australasian region. Zootaxa 887: 1-10
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), 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), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Larva: aquatic.
Extra Ecological Information
Adult day-biting and feeds on humans, cattle and rabbits; larva found in water collections, old wells, rot hole in trees and partly shaded ground or rock pools with leaves on the bottom.
General References
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 [22] (this reference cited in Lee et al. (1982: 189), also literature, distribution, biology)
Reinert, J.F. & Harbach, R.E. 2005. Generic and subgeneric status of aedine mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) occurring in the Australasian region. Zootaxa 887: 1-10
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2016 | AEDINI | 15-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 20-Sep-2011 | 20-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Apr-2012 | 15-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |