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Aedes polynesiensis

Namu-Tore

Polynesian Mosquito

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Polynesian Mosquito

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Namu-Tore (RR), Namu Kāti (MG), Namu (MK AK TS TW PK), Namu / Ramu (MT)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Fiji - Samoa/Tonga; EXOTIC EXOTIC Cook Islands - French Polynesia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Polynesian, Naturalised; S.Group - v.common; N.Group - v.common; Land, coastal to mountains; larvae in small water containers, adults on vegetation

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Disease vector - serious, Poisonous bite - moderate

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea: Present
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
++++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
+++	+++	+++	++++	+++

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Pests & Hosts

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Relationship	Hosts
Disease vector	Homo sapiens,

Scientific Taxonomy

Aedes polynesiensis Marks, 1951
SYNONYMS: Stegomyia polynesiensis (Marks, 1951)[possible new name]; Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Diptera; CULICIDAE

More Information

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Disease vector - serious, Poisonous bite - moderate. Comments: NBSAP - Te Au-o-Tonga (1= of 11 animal pests), NBSAP - Takitumu (2 of 9 animal pests), NBSAP - Puaikura (5 of 12 animal pests), NBSAP - Aitutaki (1 of 10 animal pests), NBSAP - Mauke (1 of 10 animals), NBSAP - Mitiaro (5 of 9 animals)

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Pukapuka: specimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Aedes polynesiensis, to BPBM.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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