Aedes lineatopennis explained

Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Oriental Regions such as India, Sri Lanka,^[1] and also in Eastern & Southern Africa, Nigeria, Japan, Malaysia, and Australia.^[2] Female has a wing length of 4 to 5mm. Head scales golden, curved and narrow. Male with tentacles over long beak, distal with wool.^[3]

Reproduction

Female breeds in transient, rain-filled grass pools.^[4] The egg if the species are boat-shaped, with fragmented micropylar collar, and membrane-like wall enclosing many tubercles of exo-chorionic sculpture.^[5]

Hosts

Female is a typical zoophilic mostly suck blood from mammals, including domestic cattle, Asian water buffalo, domestic dog, domestic sheep, domestic goat and also humans. In addition to mammals, they are also known to attack poultry. It is a secondary vector of Rift Valley fever virus.^[6]

External links

• Laboratory colonization of Aedes lineatopennis.
• A New African Species of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Observations on the dispersal and survival of a population of Aedes lineatopennis (Ludlow) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kenya 1985

Notes and References

1. Web site: An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka . Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka . 1 February 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160625065751/http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-81/NA_81.pdf . 25 June 2016 .
2. Web site: Species Details : Aedes lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905) . Catalogue of Life . 1 February 2017.
3. Web site: Discussion on Chinese mainland Aedes lineatopennis morphological and taxonomic status . Clinical Medicine . 1 February 2017 .
4. Web site: Mosquitoes of Australia . Department of Medical Entomology . 1 February 2017.
5. Scanning electron microscopy of Aedes lineatopennis (Diptera: Culicidae) eggs. . 11580052 . 38 . 5 . J Med Entomol . 753–5 . Choochote . W . Jitpakdi . A . Sukontason . K . Suntaravitun . T . Wongkamchai . S . Sukontason . K . Pitasawat . B . 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.753. 2001 .
6. Web site: Aedes lineatopennis - Datasheet . CABI home Invasive Species Compendium . 1 February 2017.