{{Short description|Species of mosquito}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Speciesbox | image = | genus = Aedes | species = stoneorum | authority = Marks, 1977 }}
'''''Aedes (Macleaya) stoneorum''''' is a species of mosquito in the genus ''Aedes.'' It is found in open woodland communities and are known to bite humans between 7:30 pm and 11:00 pm.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |author=Peter F. S. Liehne |url=https://www.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Corp/Documents/Health-for/Mosquitoes/PDF/LIEHNE_Atlas-of-Mosquitoes-of-WA.pdf |title=An Atlas of the Mosquitoes of Western Australia |publisher=Health Department of Western Australia |editor=Diana L. Hartley |pages=120 |access-date=25 September 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Marks |first=Elizabeth |date=1977 |title=Aedes (Macleaya) stoneorum, a New Species from Queensland (Diptera: Culicidae) |url=https://ia903103.us.archive.org/34/items/biostor-59596/biostor-59596_text.pdf |journal=Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington |volume=79 |pages=33-37}}</ref> They are predominantly found between February and April, and breed in tree holes or artificial containers such as tires or rainwater tanks. The type specimen was collected on Moa (Banks) Island in North Queensland.<ref name=":1" />
== Description == The female holotype of this species has wings of 2.4 mm in length, antennae of 1.8 mm, an abdomen of 2 mm, and femora and tibiae of 1.4 mm and 1.7 mm respectively. The thorax of ''A. stoneorum'' is dark brown with white bands. Legs are black with some white patches, and same for the abdomen. The wings are black with two small white patches.<ref name=":1" />
== Etymology == ''A. stoneorum'' is named after Alan Stone and his wife, Louise, for his contributions and help in the Diptera and Culicidae fields.<ref name=":1" />
== References == {{Reflist}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q14577558}} {{culicidae-stub}} stoneorum Category:Insects described in 1977