Aedes
Aedes aegypti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Culicidae Tribe: Culicini Genus: Aedes Meigen 1818
Species
Aedes albopictus Aedes aegypti etc. The yellow fever mosquito, Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti, = Aedes (Stegomyia aegypti) is a Mosquito Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs Johann Wilhelm Meigen ( 3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German Entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The Asian tiger mosquito or forest day mosquito ( Aedes albopictus) from the Mosquito family Culicidae, is characterized by its The yellow fever mosquito, Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti, = Aedes (Stegomyia aegypti) is a Mosquito (See also List of Aedes species)

Aedes is a genus of mosquito originally found in tropical and subtropical zones, but has spread by human activity to all tropical and subtropical regions. The large Mosquito genus Aedes includes the following species. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs Several of the species transmit important human diseases. The name comes from the Greek aēdēs, meaning "unpleasant" or "odious", so called because of the diseases this mosquito transmits, including dengue fever and yellow fever. Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease In Polynesia, the species Aedes polynesiensis is responsible for the transmission of human lymphatic filariasis including species of Brugia as well as others. Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over See special page for Filariasis in domestic animals Lymphatic Filariasis (Philariasis is a parasitic and

The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) genome is being sequenced by The Broad Institute and The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR). The yellow fever mosquito, Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti, = Aedes (Stegomyia aegypti) is a Mosquito The yellow fever mosquito, Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti, = Aedes (Stegomyia aegypti) is a Mosquito The Institute for Genomic Research ( TIGR) was a Non-profit Genomics research institute founded in 1992 by Craig Venter in The initial assembly was released in August 2005; a draft sequence of the genome and preliminary analysis was published in June 2007. ^[1] Annotation of the sequence is being undertaken by VectorBase and TIGR.

Characteristics

Aedes species are typical small mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs They usually have black and white stripe markings on their body and legs.

Systematics and phylogeny

The genus was named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818. Johann Wilhelm Meigen ( 3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German Entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera There are presently some controversial moves afoot to abolish Aedes as a generic name and to replace it with Stegomyia. Some species of Aedes (the Asian tiger mosquito) have been introduced to the US and have spread as far north as Iowa. The Asian tiger mosquito or forest day mosquito ( Aedes albopictus) from the Mosquito family Culicidae, is characterized by its The genus contains over 700 species (see the list of Aedes species). In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The large Mosquito genus Aedes includes the following species. The genus is divided into several subgenera (Aedes, Diceromyia, Finlaya, etc. )

See also

• Aedes aegypti

This article related to members of the insect order Diptera (true flies) is a stub. The yellow fever mosquito, Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti, = Aedes (Stegomyia aegypti) is a Mosquito An article is a stand-alone section of a larger written work These nonfictional Prose compositions appear in Magazines Newspapers Academic journals True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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