Treeline Mosquito (Woodland Floodwater Mosquito)

Aedes hexodontus (Ochlerotatus hexodontus)

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Treeline Mosquito (Woodland Floodwater Mosquito)
Scientific Name: 
Aedes hexodontus (Ochlerotatus hexodontus)
Synonyms: 
Ochlerotatus hexodontus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Mosquito)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Culicidae
General Biology
Canada Known Subspecies Count: 
0
Reproduction Frequency Per Year: 
0

Economic/Human Considerations

known to attack in huge numbers near the tree line (p 216), responsible for the formidable reputation that the Arctic has for mosquitoes
References: 
B159
Habitat
northern fringes of boreal forest and adjacent tundra where it attains extraordinarily high populations. Permafrost and poor drainage combine with a relatively warm summer and abundant algal growth provides unlimited opprtunities for mosquito breeding.
References: 
B159
Distribution

Ecozones

Northern Arctic, Southern Arctic, Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
B159
R161

Distribution

Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

11 occurrences: Yellowknife (R161,2004), all the other sites prior to 1979: barrenlands, Norman Wells, north of Inuvik, Victoria Isl, and Melville and Prince Patrick Isl.(B159) but taxonomic issues - often misidentified (H288)
Score: 
BE
References: 
B159
R161
H288

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Threats

Score: 
C

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Along the treeline - can be very numerous
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Based on printed reference and expert opinion: Aynsley Thielman, Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON (2009); Reviewed in 2014 by Fiona Hunter
Last Updated: 
May 12, 2016

References

Economic Status

  • Wood, D. M. Dang, P. T. and Ellis, R. A. (1979) The mosquitoes of Canada, Diptera:Culicidae. The Insects and arachnids of Canada: Part 6 Publication 1686 ENR library QL 434.52 .A1I5 pt. 6 - B159 Return

Ecozones

  • Wood, D. M. Dang, P. T. and Ellis, R. A. (1979) The mosquitoes of Canada, Diptera:Culicidae. The Insects and arachnids of Canada: Part 6 Publication 1686 ENR library QL 434.52 .A1I5 pt. 6 - B159 Return
  • The Canadian centre for mosquito management inc. (2005) A survey of adult mosquitoes from the Northwest Territories (Diptera:Culicidae) Identification by Randy Gadawski. unpublished report to B Elkin. Print in binder - R161 Return

Habitat

  • Wood, D. M. Dang, P. T. and Ellis, R. A. (1979) The mosquitoes of Canada, Diptera:Culicidae. The Insects and arachnids of Canada: Part 6 Publication 1686 ENR library QL 434.52 .A1I5 pt. 6 - B159 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Wood, D. M. Dang, P. T. and Ellis, R. A. (1979) The mosquitoes of Canada, Diptera:Culicidae. The Insects and arachnids of Canada: Part 6 Publication 1686 ENR library QL 434.52 .A1I5 pt. 6 - B159 Return
  • The Canadian centre for mosquito management inc. (2005) A survey of adult mosquitoes from the Northwest Territories (Diptera:Culicidae) Identification by Randy Gadawski. unpublished report to B Elkin. Print in binder - R161 Return
  • Taz Stuart in Stasiak, Iga (2014) Mosquito Speciation Data - Identification by Taz Stuart. E-mail wth attachments to S Carriere 03/06/2014 e-copy - H288 Return