Culiseta novaezealandiae

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 hypothesised that the hosts of C. novaezealandiae are birds.[3] This mosquito species is regarded as being unlikely to be an arbovirus vector.[5]

Culiseta novaezealandiae
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C. novaezealandiae
Binomial name
Culiseta novaezealandiae
Pillai, 1966

References

  1. "Culiseta novaezealandiae Pillai, 1966". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. "Culiseta species". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. Holder, Peter; Browne, G.; Bullians, M. (1999). "The mosquitoes of New Zealand and their animal disease significance" (PDF). Surveillance. 26: 12–15.
  4. 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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