Aedes mariae is a species and complex of mosquito in the genus Aedes. It has been found in rockpools on the Balearic Islands.Larvae ecology and adult activity of Aedes mariae (Diptera: Culicidae) in a touristic rock-pool area of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) - PubMed, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Its habitat is limited to coastal puddles in rocks by the sea.Eco-friendly mosquito repellent solution | Côte d'Azur - Sanitation Services 06, www.assainissement-services.net.
Species complex The A. mariae species complex contains the following species:Molecular Systematics and Origin of the Mediterranean Sea Rock-Pool Mosquitoes of the Aedes mariae (Diptera: Culicidae) Complex | Annals of the Entomological Society of America | Oxford Academic, academic.oup.comGenetic distance between two sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex (Diptera, Culicidae) - PubMed, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aedes mariae (Sergent & Sergent) Aedes zammitii (Theobald) Aedes phoeniciae (Coluzzi & Sabatini)
These species are known to hybridise.Dryad | Data: Hybridization, natural selection and evolution of reproductive isolation: a 25-years survey of an artificial sympatric area between two mosquito sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex, datadryad.org
Pupae A study found that pupae of A. mariae will dive less and for shorter amount of times in high salinity environments.Should I dive or should I float? Behavioural plasticity of Aedes mariae pupae under predation threat | Parasites & Vectors | Full Text, parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com. Retrieved 2025-08-27
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