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    Aedes geniculatus

    Topic: Biology

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    Short description: Species of mosquito

    Aedes geniculatus
    File:Aedes (Finlaya) geniculatus on Tanacetum vulgare.ogv
    Scientific classification edit
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Diptera
    Family: Culicidae
    Genus: Aedes
    Species:
    A. geniculatus
    Binomial name
    Aedes geniculatus
    (Olivier, 1791)
    Synonyms
    • Culex albo-punctatus Rondani, 1872
    • Culex guttatus Curtis, 1835
    • Culex guttatus Meigen, 1818
    • Culex lateralis Meigen, 1818
    • Culex ornatus Meigen, 1818

    Aedes geniculatus, also known as the tree hole mosquito,[1] is closely related to the better known Asian tiger mosquito and is native to Europe and North Africa.[2]

    After the Zika epidemic in 2016, it was mistakenly reported to Public Health England by members of the public, who were monitoring the spread of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in southern England following media reports of the spread of the Asian tiger mosquito.[3][4]

    Although it has not been observed in the wild as a disease vector, in laboratory tests, the tree hole mosquito can transmit yellow fever and chikungunya and so may be able to spread the Zika virus. [5]

    References

    1. ↑ "Catalogue of Life - 2012 Annual Checklist :: Species details" (in en). http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2012/details/species/id/8631238. 
    2. ↑ "WRBU: Aedes geniculatus" (in en). http://www.wrbu.org/mqID/mq_medspc/AD/AEgen_hab.html. 
    3. ↑ "Distinguishing Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger mosquito, from native British mosquitoes" (in en). https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mosquito-surveillance/distinguishing-aedes-albopictus-the-asian-tiger-mosquito-from-native-british-mosquitoes. 
    4. ↑ "'Zika mosquito' eggs found in village" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2016-10-19. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-37709478. 
    5. ↑ Lindström, Anders (2016). "Mosquitoes in a changing environment". http://www.ksla.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Anders-Lindstrom.pdf. 

    Wikidata ☰ Q14576040 entry



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