Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) tortilis Theobald
This species has been reported from southern Florida, Bahamas, Mexico, Guatemala, the Greater Antilles, and the Virgin Islands. The records from Mexico and Guatemala (Martini, 1935) have not been confirmed and are somewhat suspect. The single specimen reported here represents a considerable southward extension of the range of the species. Aedes tortilis is a ground-pool breeder and has been found from sea level up to 3,000 feet. It will attack man, and the bite is said to be irritating.
DOMINICA RECORD. —Clarke Hall, 7 June 1966 (Steyskal),l ♀ .
- bibliographic citation
- Stone, Alan. 1969. "Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica: the mosquitoes of Dominica (Diptera: Culicidae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.16
