Aedes albopictus

Aedes albopictus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Culicoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Culicomorpha Superfamilia: Culicoidea

Familia: Culicidae
Subfamilia: Culicinae
Tribus: Aedini
Genus: Aedes
Subgenus: Aedes (Stegomyia)
Species: Aedes albopictus

Name

Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895)

Synonyms

• Culex albopictus Skuse, 1895
• Stegomyia albopicta (Skuse, 1895)

Primary references

• Skuse F. A. A. (1894) [1895] The banded mosquito of Bengal. Indian Museum Notes. 5(3):20

Selected references

• Williams, C.R. 2012: The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) invasion into Australia: a review of likely geographic range and changes to vector-borne disease risk. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 136(2): 112-120. abstract only seen

New Zealand references

• Holder, P. et al. 2010: A biosecurity response to Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Auckland, New Zealand. Journal of medical entomology, 47(4): 600-609. doi: 10.1603/ME09111

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Nyamuk macan
català: Mosquit tigre
Deutsch: Asiatische Tigermücke
English: Asian tiger mosquito
español: Mosquito tigre
français: Moustique-tigre
italiano: Zanzara tigre
Nederlands: Tijgermug
日本語: ヒトスジシマカ
slovenčina: Tigrasti komar

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