Aedes

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Aedes
Aedes aegypti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Tribe: Aedini
Genus: Aedes
Meigen, 1818
Type species
Aedes cinereus
Meigen, 1818
Species

List of Aedes species

Aedes (also known as the tiger mosquito

human activity: Aedes albopictus, a particularly invasive species, was spread to the Americas, including the United States, in the 1980s, by the used-tire trade.[2]

First described and named by

generic name comes from the Ancient Greek ἀηδής, aēdēs, meaning 'unpleasant' or 'odious'. The type species for Aedes is Aedes cinereus.[3]

Systematics and phylogeny

Aedes (Stegomyia) pia, described in 2013.[4]

The genus was named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818. The generic name comes from the Ancient Greek ἀηδής, aēdēs, meaning 'unpleasant'[5] or 'odious'.

As historically defined, the genus contains over 700

subgenera (Aedes, Diceromyia, Finlaya, Stegomyia, etc.), most of which have been recently treated by some authorities as full genera.[6] The classification was revised in 2009.[7]

Characteristics

Aedes mosquitoes are visually distinctive because they have noticeable black and white markings on their bodies and legs. Unlike most other mosquitoes, they are active and bite only during the daytime. The peak biting periods are early in the morning and in the evening before dusk.[8][9]

Direct children of this genus

The genus contains 28 species that are not placed in a further subgenus:[10]

Children with uncertain position

As disease vectors

Members of the genus Aedes are known vectors for numerous viral infections, including

human lymphatic filariasis
.

Aedes can be detected and monitored by ovitraps.

Sequencing

The genome of the yellow fever mosquito (

the Institute for Genomic Research. The initial assembly was released in August 2005; a draft sequence of the genome and preliminary analysis was published in June 2007.[14] The annotated genome is available at VectorBase.[15] An updated and improved version of the Aedes aegypti genome was released in 2018.[16]

References

  1. LCCN 2019041641
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  2. PMID 3576225
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  3. ^ "Aedes". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-02-04..
  4. PMID 24025625
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  5. PMID 24473798
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  6. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00144.x
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  7. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00570.x
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  8. ^ "Dengue and severe dengue". World Health Organization. 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Dengue and severe dengue". World Health Organization. 19 May 2021.
  10. ^ "ITIS - Report: Aedes". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  11. ^ "CDC Transmission of Zika virus". Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  12. ^ "PAHO Statement on Zika Virus Transmission and Prevention". Pan American Health Organization. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  13. ^ Fitzsimons, Tom (11 March 2022). "EPA OKs plan to release 2.4 million more genetically modified mosquitoes". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  14. PMID 17510324
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  15. ^ "Aedes aegypti". VectorBase. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  16. PMID 30429615
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External links
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