Culex (Culex) pervigilans Bergroth, 1889
Common domestic mosquito
New Zealand Status: Endemic
Native to New Zealand and found nowhere else.
Vector and Disease Information
Culex pervigilans is a natural vector of Whataroa virus (Holder 1999).
Distribution
New Zealand (see map)
All of New Zealand including Stewart Island, Auckland Island, Adams Island, Chatham Islands, Three Kings Island, and Raoul Island (Belkin 1968).
Rest of the World
Not present
Taxonomic Position
Part of the Pervigilans complex of species, Group pipiens, and subgroup pipiens of the subgenus Culex.
