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New Zealand has 13 endemic mosquito species, which are predominantly bird-biters, exhibiting low levels of vector competence, and are adapted to their native ecosystems. Anthropogenic land-use change are well-suited to domesticated exotic species that have already established here. While some endemic species, such as  Culex pervigilans,  can also be found vutilising such environments, there are indications of population decline and displacement. The cosmopolitan  Cx. quinquefasciatus  has been established in New Zealand for more than 180 years, and was believed to be confined to the warmer, northern regions. However, biosecurity records of obtained specimens collected by the National Mosquito Surveillance Program, at various points of entry (POE) for goods and international travel, suggest an expansion of this range. Changes in the distributions of  Cx. quinquefasciatus  and  Cx. pervigilans  over the last fifteen years in New Zealand, are evaluated herein, with the conclusion that  Cx. quinquefasciatus  is increasing both in distribution and population density over time, and should be considered an invasive species. Evidence of a southward spread is likely a result of anthropogenic environmental changes particularly favourable to  Cx. quinquefasciatus.  A trend of considerable ecological and public health importance. Similarly clear effects on urban  Cx. pervigilans  populations were not observed.

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Changing distributions of the cosmopolitan mosquito species  Culex quinquefasciatus  Say and endemic  Cx. pervigilans  Bergroth (Diptera: Culicidae) in New Zealand