Culiseta novaezealandiae
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| Culiseta novaezealandiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culiseta |
| Species: | C. novaezealandiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Culiseta novaezealandiae Pillai, 1966[1] | |
Culiseta novaezealandiae is a species of mosquito.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3] It is found in Southland[4] and Otago.[1] This species was first described by J. S. Pillai in 1966 using specimens collected at Tahakopa.[1] The habitat of this species in its larval stage is coastal broadleaf swamp.[4] It has been hypothesised that the hosts of C. novaezealandiae are birds.[4] This mosquito species is regarded as being unlikely to be an arbovirus vector.[5]
