Aedes camptorhynchus

Aedes camptorhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Subfamily:	Culicinae
Genus:	Aedes
Species:	A. camptorhynchus
Binomial name
Aedes camptorhynchus Thomson 1868
Synonyms
Ochlerotatus camptorhynchus

Aedes camptorhynchus, or Southern Saltmarsh mosquito, is responsible for transmitting the Ross River virus, which causes Ross River fever.

The mosquito had become established in New Zealand but was declared to be eradicated in 2010.^[1]

See also

• List of Aedes species

References

1. ^ "New Zealand first to wipe out the ‘Aussie mozzie'". New Zealand Government. 1 July 2010. http://beehive.govt.nz/release/new+zealand+first+wipe+out+%E2%80%98aussie+mozzie039. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 

External links

• Aedes camptorhynchus at the Encyclopedia of Life
• Aedes camptorhynchus at the Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney
• Southern saltmarsh mosquito at Biosecurity New Zealand