Biology:Culiseta novaezealandiae

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Short description: Species of fly


Culiseta novaezealandiae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Culiseta
Species:
C. novaezealandiae
Binomial name
Culiseta novaezealandiae
Pillai, 1966[1]

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13852361 entry