Aedes eidsvoldensis

Aedes eidsvoldensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Aedes
Subgenus:	Ochlerotatus
Species:	A. eidsvoldensis
Binomial name
Aedes eidsvoldensis Mackerras, 1927

Aedes eidsvoldensis is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. Larvae are found in ground pools, and adults bite humans readily. They can be pests in arid regions. ^[1]

A. eidsvoldensis may be capable of supporting the replication of MVEv, but it is unknown to be a vector. ^[1]

Description

The head is narrow with golden scales on the vertex, dark scales on the sides. Wings have narrow pale scales, and the abdomen has small creamy gold scales with basal white bands. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

A. eidsvoldensis was described originally as a form of Aedes theobaldi, and was referred to as possibly being a distinct species, but due to its closeness to A. theobaldi and the fact that there was only one specimen Mackerras described it as a form. ^[2]

References

1. Liehne, Peter (1991). An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia (1st ed.). Western Australia: Health Department of Western Australia. pp. 147–149. ISBN   9780730946359.
2. Mackerras, Ian (1927). "Notes on Australian mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae). Part ii. The zoogeography of the subgenus Ochlerotatus, with notes on the species". Proceedings of The Linnean Society of New South Wales. 52.