Aedes hesperonotius
| Aedes hesperonotius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Ochlerotatus |
| Species: | A. hesperonotius
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes hesperonotius Marks, 1959
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Aedes hesperonotius is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. Adults are believed to only appear for a brief period between September and October. It is found in southern Western Australia.[1]
Description
The head of A. hesperonotius has narrow golden scales on occiput and frons, some dark on the vertex. Broad flat yellow scales on sides. Proboscis and palps black. Scutum with a dark brown integument.[1]
References
- ^ a b Peter F. S. Liehne. Diana L. Hartley (ed.). An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia (PDF). Health Department of Western Australia. p. 140.