Biology:Aedes geniculatus

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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

Wikidata ☰ Q14576040 entry