Aedes mariae
| Aedes mariae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Species: | A. mariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes mariae (Sergent and Sergent, 1903)
| |
Aedes mariae is a species and complex of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It has been found in rockpools on the Balearic Islands.[1] Its habitat is limited to coastal puddles in rocks by the sea.[2]
Species complex
The A. mariae species complex contains the following species:[3][4]
- Aedes mariae (Sergent & Sergent)
- Aedes zammitii (Theobald)
- Aedes phoeniciae (Coluzzi & Sabatini)
These species are known to hybridise.[5]
Pupae
A study found that pupae of A. mariae will dive less and for shorter amount of times in high salinity environments.[6]
References
- ^ Larvae ecology and adult activity of Aedes mariae (Diptera: Culicidae) in a touristic rock-pool area of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) - PubMed, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- ^ Eco-friendly mosquito repellent solution | Côte d'Azur - Sanitation Services 06, www.assainissement-services.net.
- ^ Molecular Systematics and Origin of the Mediterranean Sea Rock-Pool Mosquitoes of the Aedes mariae (Diptera: Culicidae) Complex | Annals of the Entomological Society of America | Oxford Academic, academic.oup.com
- ^ Genetic distance between two sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex (Diptera, Culicidae) - PubMed, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- ^ Dryad | Data: Hybridization, natural selection and evolution of reproductive isolation: a 25-years survey of an artificial sympatric area between two mosquito sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex, datadryad.org
- ^ Should I dive or should I float? Behavioural plasticity of Aedes mariae pupae under predation threat | Parasites & Vectors | Full Text, parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com. Retrieved 2025-08-27