Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) subalbirostris (Klein & Marks, 1960)
New Zealand Status: Endemic
Ochlerotatus subalbirostris is an endemic species known only from the southeastern South Island (Belkin 1968).
Vector and Disease Information
The vector status of Ochlerotatus subalbirostris is unknown (Holder 1999).
Distribution (see map)
New Zealand
Otago, Southland (Belkin 1968).
Rest of the World
Not present
Taxonomic Position
This species is placed in Section perkinsi of the subgenus Ochlerotatus, which includes 6 other species from the South Pacific.
Diagnosis
A diagnosis is the minimum set of characters and states that will separate this taxon from all others in this set of taxa.
| Diagnostic characters | State |
| Postspiracular setae | Present |
| Pale scales of proboscis | Widespread or in a patch, not forming a band |
| Scale patterns on the scutum | Pale scales forming one or more, longitudinal lines |
| Decumbent scales on the vertex | Mostly narrow, scale width uniform |
Characteristic Features
A large species with dark-scaled wings; mottled femora; scutum mainly golden scaled without linear pattern. Wing: dark scaled with a small patch of pale scales (sometimes ventral only) at the base of the costa (Marks & Nye 1963).
