Aedes britteni
| Aedes britteni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Species: | A. britteni
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes britteni Marks and Hodgkin, 1958
| |
Aedes (Finlaya) britteni is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes found in Northern Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[1] It breeds in tree holes, the type series were bred from a rot-hole in a Baobab tree.[1] Little is known of the adult biology, and it is not known to bite humans.[2]
A. britteni is named after E. J. Britten, of the Department of Public Health, Western Australia.
Description
A. britteni has a reddish brown integument on its head, and silver scales creating an eye border.[2] Adult females have a wing span of 3.6-4.7 mm, males 2.9-3.2 mm.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, ia801006.us.archive.org.
- ^ a b LIEHNE_Atlas-of-Mosquitoes-of-WA.pdf, health.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-08-25