Aedes albolateralis explained

Aedes (Downsiomyia) albolateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is a member in Aedes niveus subgroup. It is found in Sri Lanka,^[1] Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Andaman Islands, China, India, Borneo and Singapore.^[2] It is highly susceptible to nocturnally subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti and dengue type 2 virus. Virus could replicate in salivary gland, cervical cell of brain and fat body cells but not in gut and ovary.^[3]

External links

• Aedine mitochondrial genome sequences
• Mosquito species associated within some western Himalayas phytogeographic zones in the Garhwal region of India

Notes and References

1. Web site: An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka . Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka . 31 January 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf . 25 June 2016 .
2. NAOSITE: Nagasaki University's Academic Output SITE . 10.1.1.610.3883.
3. Aedes albolateralis, a potential vector of nocturnally subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti and dengue type 2 virus. . Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. . 11944727 . 32 . 3 . 621–4 . Choochote . W . Leemingsawat . S . Sucharit . S . Kunnaphuti . J . Wongkamchai . S . Sukontason . KL . Jitpakdi . A. 2001 .