Aedes ashworthi
| Aedes ashworthi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Halaedes |
| Species: | A. ashworthi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes ashworthi (Erichson, 1842)
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Aedes (Halaedes) ashworthi is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It is found in Western Australia, and is strictly coastal, breeding in hypersaline rock pools.[1][2] They are known to bite humans.[1]
References
- ^ a b "An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia" (PDF). health.wa.gov.au.
- ^ R. A. Brust; R. J. Mahon (1997). "Resurrection of Aedes (Halaedes) ashworthi Edwards 1921: Morphological Characterisation and Separation from its Sibling Aedes (Halaedes) australis (Erichson) 1842 (Diptera: Culicidae)" (PDF). Australian Journal of Entomology. 36 (2): 129–136. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1997.tb01445.x – via mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.myspecies.info.