Aedes niveus

Aedes niveus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Subgenus: Downsiomyia
Species:
A. niveus
Binomial name
Aedes niveus
(Ludlow, 1903)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Downsiomyia nivea (Ludlow, 1903)
  • Stegomyia niveus Ludlow, 1903

Aedes (Downsiomyia) niveus is the nominotypical species[2] of a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] India, Vietnam and other South East Asian countries.[2] It is a vector of filariasis.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Aedes niveus (Ludlow, 1903)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (2021). "Aedes niveus species page". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit Website. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  3. ^ Jayasekera, Nalini; Chelliah, Robert V. (1981). "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). UNESCO: Man and the Biosphere National Committee for Sri Lanka Publication No. 8. National Science Council of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ Das, M.K.; Adak, T.; Subbarao, S.K. (2004). "Chromosomal studies in Aedes (Finlaya) niveus, a vector for filariasis". Current Science. 87 (9): 1179–1180. JSTOR 24109428.


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