Aedes scutellaris is a mosquito found in Ambon, Aru Islands, Seram, New Guinea.[1] It is a vector for the dengue virus.[2]
Aedes scutellaris | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Genus: | Aedes |
Subgenus: | Stegomyia |
Species: | A. scutellaris
|
Binomial name | |
Aedes scutellaris (Walker, 1859)
|
References
edit- ^ "WRBU: Aedes scutellaris". Archived from the original on 2010-06-23.
- ^ Peter R. Moore; Petrina H. Johnson; Greg A. Smith; Scott A. Ritchie & Andrew F. Van Den Hurk (December 2007). "Infection and dissemination of dengue virus type 2 in Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Aedes scutellaris from the Torres Strait, Australia". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 23 (4): 383–388. doi:10.2987/5598.1. PMID 18240514.