Aedes geniculatus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Culicidae
- Genus: Aedes
- Species: Aedes geniculatus
Visual Description
Aedes geniculatus is a mosquito species characterized by distinct morphological features. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset show that adults typically exhibit a dark body coloration with contrasting pale or white markings on the thorax and legs.[1] The legs often display clear, pale banding at the joints, a trait consistent with its identification.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) is an indigenous species in the Palaearctic Region.[2] It is commonly known as the Tree Hole Mosquito, reflecting its typical breeding habitat.[3] This species can share its natural habitats with invasive mosquito species such as Aedes japonicus.
Vector Potential
Research has demonstrated that Aedes geniculatus is an efficient vector for the filarial nematodes Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens under standardized laboratory conditions. In experimental trials, the species showed susceptibility to both parasites, with the development of infectious third-stage larvae (L3).
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / geniculatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Cornelia Silaghi; Relja Beck; Gioia Capelli; Fabrizio Montarsi; Alexander Mathis. Development of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in Aedes japonicus and Aedes geniculatus. Parasites & Vectors. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2015-x.
- ↑ Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1651525. Accessed 2026-07-15.