Aedes rempeli
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Culicidae
- Genus: Aedes
- Species: Aedes rempeli
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, the larvae of Aedes rempeli exhibit a segmented, elongated body typical of culicid larvae, with a distinct, sclerotized head capsule and a posterior siphon[1]. The specimens show a brownish coloration throughout the body segments, with the head capsule appearing darker and more heavily sclerotized than the abdominal segments[1].
Distribution and Status
Aedes rempeli is recognized as one of the rarest mosquito species in Canada[2]. Although historically described as rare, it is possible that the species maintains a sparse but widespread distribution across northern Ontario[2]. A survey conducted between 2011 and 2012 along the Albany River in northern Ontario, approximately 150 km from the James Bay coast, yielded a new northern range record for the species[2]. The conservation status of Aedes rempeli in Canada is currently considered undetermined[2].
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / rempeli constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 John L. Ringrose; Kenneth F. Abraham; David Beresford. New range records of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from northern Ontario. The Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 2016. https://doi.org/10.21083/jeso.v144i0.3746.