Bironella simmondsi

Bironella simmondsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Bironella
Species:	B. simmondsi
Binomial name
Bironella simmondsi Tenorio, 1977

Bironella simmondsi is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Bironella . It is predominantly found in Australia (specifically Queensland), though it has also been recorded in Papua New Guinea. ^{[1] [2]}

The holotype male was first collected on 6 February 1964 at Dinner Creek near Innisfail, Queensland, and is preserved at the Queensland Museum. ^[3] The species was scientifically described by Joaquin Agulto Tenorio in 1977, ^[4] and was named after John Howard Simmonds. ^[5]

Research

Eight specimens of B. simmondsi were collected from 1996 to 1998 around the area of Cairns and processed for Alphavirus isolation, namely Ross River virus. ^[6] Three specimens of the species were collected for the same reason between 2005 and 2008 in Cairns. ^[7]

After Japanese encephalitis virus emerged in 1995 in the Torres Strait in Australia, 131 specimens of B. simmondsi were among the hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes collected between 1996 and 1998 in the nearby Western Province of Papua New Guinea to process for virus isolation. ^[8]

References

1. "Search occurrences for Bironella simmondsi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
2. "Bironella (Bironella) simmondsi Tenorio, 1977". Australian Faunal Directory . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
3. "Preserved specimen of Bironella (Bironella) simmondsi Tenorio, 1977 recorded on 1964-02-06". Atlas of Living Australia . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
4. Tenorio, Joaquin A. (1977-11-30). "Revision of the Genus Bironella (Diptera: Culicidae)" . Journal of Medical Entomology . 14 (3): 317–361. doi:10.1093/jmedent/14.3.317. ISSN   1938-2928.
5. "Bironella simmondsi Tenerio, 1977". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
6. Harley, David; Ritchie, Scott; Phillips, Debra; van den Hurk, Andrew F. (May 2000). "Mosquito isolates of Ross River virus from Cairns, Queensland, Australia" (PDF). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene . 62 (5): 561–565. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.561 – via University of Queensland.
7. Jansen, Cassie C.; Prow, Natalie A.; Webb, Cameron E.; Hall, Roy A.; Pyke, Alyssa T.; Harrower, Bruce J.; Pritchard, Ian L.; Zborowski, Paul; Ritchie, Scott A.; Russell, Richard C.; van den Hurk, Andrew F. (2009). "Arboviruses Isolated from Mosquitoes Collected from Urban and Peri-urban Areas of Eastern Australia". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association . 25 (3). American Mosquito Control Association: 272–278. doi:10.2987/09-5908.1 – via BioOne.
8. Johansen, Cheryl; van den Hurk, Andrew F.; Ritchie, Scott A.; Zborowski, Paul; Nisbet, D.J.; Paru, Roseanne; Bockarie, Moses; Macdonald, Joanne; Drew, Alexander C.; Khromykh, Tatiana; Mackenzie, John (May 2000). "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, 1997-1998". American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene . 62 (5): 631–638. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.631 – via University of the Sunshine Coast.

External links

• Data related to Bironella simmondsi at Wikispecies