FIRST RECORD OF AEDES (AEDIMORPHUS) VEXANS VEXANS (MEIGEN) IN AUSTRALIA

Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans vexans has become widely distributed in the Australasian and Oceanic Islands zoogeographic regions, and in this paper, we describe the 1st confirmed report of Ae. vexans vexans in Australia. A total of 45 adult individuals were collected around the town of Kununurra in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2005-06, Vol.21 (2), p.222-224
Hauptverfasser:	Johansen, Cheryl A, Lindsay, Michael D. A, Harrington, Susan A, Whelan, Peter I, Russell, Richard C, Broom, Annette K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aedes - virology Aedes vexans Aedes vexans vexans Animals arbovirus arboviruses Australia Biological and medical sciences Culicidae exotic mosquito exotic mosquitoes Flavivirus - physiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology geographical distribution insect vectors Insect Vectors - virology introduced species Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control new geographic records SCIENTIFIC NOTE vector Vectors. Intermediate hosts Western Australia
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Zusammenfassung:	Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans vexans has become widely distributed in the Australasian and Oceanic Islands zoogeographic regions, and in this paper, we describe the 1st confirmed report of Ae. vexans vexans in Australia. A total of 45 adult individuals were collected around the town of Kununurra in the northeast Kimberley region of Western Australia during the late wet seasons between 1996 and 2003. The majority (84%) was collected at trap sites in or near the Ord Stage I Irrigation Area. Aedes vexans vexans was a minor component of the mosquito population, comprising
ISSN:	8756-971X 1943-6270
DOI:	10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[222:FROAAV]2.0.CO;2