Aedes macintoshi

Aedes macintoshi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Aedes
Subgenus:	Ochlerotatus
Species:	A. macintoshi
Binomial name
	Aedes macintoshi; Marks, 1959

Last updated December 08, 2025

Aedes macintoshi or is a large species of mosquito in the genus Aedes .^[1] It is uncommon and found in southwestern Australia. Larvae are found in fresh, clear water with shallow reeds and grass.^[2]

Description

Scutum reddish brown and broad pale lateral bands, bronze medially. Scutellum pale. Pleura with scattered pale scales, broad scaling on propleuron. Abdominal tergites dark with round median basal patches and lateral basal patches.^[2]

References

↑ "Aedes macintoshi Marks, 1959". www.itis.gov.
1 2 Liehne, Peter (1991). An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia (1st ed.). Western Australia: Health Department of Western Australia. pp. 144–145. ISBN 9780730946359.

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[1] "Aedes macintoshi Marks, 1959". www.itis.gov.

[:1-2] 1 2 Liehne, Peter (1991). An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia (1st ed.). Western Australia: Health Department of Western Australia. pp. 144–145. ISBN 9780730946359.

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