Aedes scatophagoides

Aedes scatophagoides is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the Mucidus Group of the genus Aedes.

Aedes scatophagoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Superfamily:
Culicoidea
Family:
Culicidae
Subfamily:
Culicinae
Genus:
Aedes
Species:
Aedes scatophagoides

(Theobald, 1901)

Distribution

It has a wide range of distribution from west to east of the globe. These include Sri Lanka,[1] Myanmar, China, South Vietnam, India, Western Pakistan, Tanzania, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Senegal, Thailand, Gabon, and Ghana.[2][3]

Description

Wings are about 5.5 to 6.5 mm in length. Adult has a medial white band on the first tarsomere. White scales present on the proboscis. Male is differ from all other Mucidus group species by torus without scales. Antenna light to dark brown. Yellow scales are with dark tips. No white ring can be seen at apex. Color of labellum ranges from light to dark brown. Erect scales are white and dark. Legs are brown, with numerous white rings.

In Tanzania, these wild-biting mosquitoes can be effectively controlled by using repellents such as Zero Bite, X-pel, and No Bite.[4] They are found in natural broad-leaf tropical and subtropical forests and man-made places,[5] where they breed in freshwater ponds and ditches. They are non-vector mosquitoes.[6]

References
  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. "Species Details : Aedes scatophagoides (Theobald, 1901)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "scatophagoides (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. Magesa, SM; Kamugisha, ML. "Evaluation of the bio-efficacy of three brands of repellents against wild populations of anthropophilic mosquitoes". Tanzan Health Res Bull. 8: 145–8. PMID 18254505.
  5. "Aedes scatophagoides (mosquito)". The Ecological Register. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. "Bioecology and Vectorial Capacity of Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Irinjalakuda Municipality, Kerala, India in Relation to Disease Transmission" (PDF). International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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