Aedes mariae

Aedes mariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Aedes
Species:	A. mariae
Binomial name
Aedes mariae (Sergent and Sergent, 1903)

Aedes mariae is a species and complex of mosquito in the genus Aedes . It has been found in rockpools on the Balearic Islands. ^[1] Its habitat is limited to coastal puddles in rocks by the sea. ^[2]

Species complex

The A. mariae species complex contains the following species: ^{[3] [4]}

• Aedes mariae(Sergent & Sergent)
• Aedes zammitii (Theobald)
• Aedes phoeniciae (Coluzzi & Sabatini)

These species are known to hybridise. ^[5]

Pupae

A study found that pupae of A. mariae will dive less and for shorter amount of times in high salinity environments. ^[6]

References

1. Larvae ecology and adult activity of Aedes mariae (Diptera: Culicidae) in a touristic rock-pool area of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) - PubMed, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
2. Eco-friendly mosquito repellent solution | Côte d'Azur - Sanitation Services 06, www.assainissement-services.net.
3. Molecular Systematics and Origin of the Mediterranean Sea Rock-Pool Mosquitoes of the Aedes mariae (Diptera: Culicidae) Complex | Annals of the Entomological Society of America | Oxford Academic, academic.oup.com
4. Genetic distance between two sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex (Diptera, Culicidae) - PubMed, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
5. Dryad | Data: Hybridization, natural selection and evolution of reproductive isolation: a 25-years survey of an artificial sympatric area between two mosquito sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex, datadryad.org
6. Should I dive or should I float? Behavioural plasticity of Aedes mariae pupae under predation threat | Parasites & Vectors | Full Text, parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com. Retrieved 2025-08-27