''Aedes polynesiensis'' (also known as the Polynesian tiger mosquito) is only found in the
South Pacific
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on the islands of
Austral Islands
The Austral Islands (french: Îles Australes, officially ''Archipel des Australes;'' ty, Tuha'a Pae) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic in the South Pacific. Geographically, t ...
,
Cook Islands
)
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, capital = Avarua
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,
Ellice Islands,
Fiji Islands
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,
Hoorn Islands,
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in ...
,
Pitcairn Island,
Samoa Islands,
Society Islands
The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ''Archipel de la Société;'' ty, Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the F ...
,
Tokelau Islands
Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, a ...
,
Tuamotu Archipelago.
It is a
vector of
dengue,
Ross River virus, and
lymphatic filariasis,
[ and a probable vector of ]Zika virus
''Zika virus'' (ZIKV; pronounced or ) is a member of the virus family (biology), family ''Flaviviridae''. It is mosquito-borne disease, spread by daytime-active ''Aedes'' mosquitoes, such as ''Aedes aegypti, A. aegypti'' and ''Aedes albopict ...
.[European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 2014. ''Rapid risk assessment: Zika virus infection outbreak, French Polynesia''. Stockholm: ECDC, http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/Zika-virus-French-Polynesia-rapid-risk-assessment.pdf , 14 February 2014.] Adults lay eggs in natural and human-associated pools of freshwater. Common larval habitats include tree holes, holes in volcanic rock formations, coconut shells, water storage containers (drums), and discarded trash (including tires and bottles).[Bonnet, David B. and Herald Chapman. 1958. "The larval habitats of ''Aedes polynesiensis'' Marks in Tahiti and methods of control." Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 7(5): 512-518]
References
polynesiensis
Insects described in 1951
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