Aedes sagax

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Aedes sagax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Subgenus: Ochlerotatus
Species:
A. sagax
Binomial name
Aedes sagax
(Skuse, 1889)

Aedes sagax is a large mosquito species of the genus Aedes . [1] [2] It is known to breed in fresh, clear water with or without vegetation. It is active in summer and spring, while larvae can be found through the winter as well. Adults feed on humans and domestic animals. [2]

Contents

It can be a major pest after floods, and is known to spread Ross River virus. [3]

Description

The head of A. sagax is a golden-brown behind, white on the occiput. Broad, pale scales on either side. [2] Torus pale white above, clypeus bare, proboscis dark scaled, and palps dark with mottling at the base. The palps in females are about 0.2x the length of the proboscis. Scutal integument black; clothed in narrow gold-bronze scales. Scutellum whitish. Abdomenal tergites are dark scaled with some pale scatterings and pale basal banding. Wings dark, tibiae mottled, and tarsi dark also. [2]

Distribution

Aedes sagax is distributed throughout Australia, its type locality being in New South Wales. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sagax (Skuse, 1889)". collections.museumsvictoria.com.au.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Liehne, Peter (1990). An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia. Health Dept. WA. p. 155.
  3. ↑ Lewin, Rhiannon (13 December 2021). "Researchers warn of terrifying 'giant' mosquitoes following devastating NSW floods". 7 News.


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