Culiseta novaezealandiae

Culiseta novaezealandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culiseta
Species: C. novaezealandiae
Binomial name
Culiseta novaezealandiae
Pillai, 1966

Culiseta novaezealandiae is a species of mosquito.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2] It is found in Southland[3] and Otago.[4] This species was first described by J. S. Pillai in 1966 using specimens collected at Tahakopa.[4] The habitat of this species in its larval stage is coastal broadleaf swamp.[3] It has been hypothesized that the hosts of C. novaezealandiae are birds.[3] This mosquito species is regarded as being unlikely to be an arbovirus vector.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Culiseta novaezealandiae Pillai, 1966". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Culiseta species". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  3. 1 2 3 Holder, Peter; Browne, G.; Bullians, M. (1999). "The mosquitoes of New Zealand and their animal disease significance" (PDF). Surveillance. 26: 12–15.
  4. 1 2 Pillai, J. S. (1966). "Culiseta novaezealandiae, a new species of the subgenus Climacura Felt (Diptera, Culicidae: Culisetini), with notes on its ecology and development". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand - Zoology. 8 (11): 125–133.
  5. ↑ Weinstein, Philip; Laird, Marshall; Browne, Gene N. (1997). Exotic and endemic mosquitoes in New Zealand as potential arbovirus vectors (PDF). Wellington: Ministry of Health. p. 16.
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