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]
Aedes geniculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Aedes |
Species: | A. geniculatus |
Binomial name | |
Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
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