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Aedes geniculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Subgenus: Dahliana
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, is closely related to the better known Asian tiger mosquito and is native to Europe and North Africa.

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.

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.

References

  1. "Catalogue of Life - 2012 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. "WRBU: Aedes geniculatus". www.wrbu.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  3. "Distinguishing Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger mosquito, from native British mosquitoes". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  4. "'Zika mosquito' eggs found in village". BBC News. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  5. Lindström, Anders (2016). "Mosquitoes in a changing environment" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Aedes geniculatus
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