Author: Marks
1951a:138
(M, L).
Taveuni, Fiji Islands (BM).
Distribution
Austral Islands, Cook Islands, Ellice
Islands, Fiji Islands, Hoorn Islands, Marquesas Islands, Pitcairn
Island, Samoa Islands, Society Islands, Tokelau Islands, Tuamotu
Archipelago
Synonyms
None
Bionomics
This species is semi-domestic with
an extremely wide range of breeding places that includes tree
holes, coconut shells and husks, various types of artificial
containers, leaf axils, crab holes, banana stumps, cacao pods
and canoes. Females are primarily diurnal with biting peaks
in the late afternoon and early morning (Belkin 1962).
Medical Importance
Important vector of nonperiodic W.
bancrofti wherever it is found (Belkin 1962).
Additional References
Marks
1954:383, pl. 18 (M*, F*).
Rosen and
Rozeboom 1954:531 (L*).
Belkin 1962a:468
(M*, F, P*, L*).
Mattingly
1970g:35 (L*). |
