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Genus RHINOSKUSEA Edwards, 1929

Edited by Ralph Harbach on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 15:20
Name-Bearing Type: 

Ficalbia longirostris Leicester, 1908.

Classification: 

Subfamily Culicinae, tribe Aedini. Rhinoskusea includes only four species.

Distribution: 

Rhinoskusea species occur in many areas of the Oriental Region, Papua New Guinea and the northern tip of Australia.

Bionomics: 

Species of Rhinoskusea are confined to brackish water coastal and river areas. The immature stages usually inhabit crab holes and small ground pools associated with mangrove, but they are sometimes found in other small collections of water, natural and constructed containers and rock pools. Adults have been collected in light traps, human- and animal-baited traps, and resting in crab holes. Females are known to feed on humans.

Medical and Economic Importance: 

Species of Rhinoskusea are not known to be of medical importance to humans.

Important References: 

Reinert, 1976 (subgenus of Aedes, taxonomy); Reinert et al., 2004, 2006 (generic status, phylogeny); Reinert et al., 2008 (subgenus of Ochlerotatus, phylogenetic relationships); Reinert et al., 2009 (generic status, phylogeny); Rattanarithikul et al., 2010 (Thailand, keys, bionomics).

Included Taxa: 
longirostris (Leicester, 1908)
pillaii (Mattingly, 1958)
portonovoensis (Tewari & Hiriyan, 1992)
wardi (Reinert, 1976)
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