Aedes sticticus
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 sticticus
Visual Description
Aedes sticticus is a mosquito species characterized by specific morphological traits that distinguish it from related taxa. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset show the adult mosquito possesses a slender body typical of the family Culicidae, with distinct patterns on the thorax and abdomen.[1] The wings are generally clear with fine venation, and the legs exhibit characteristic banding patterns.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838) is a mosquito species that has historically been confused with Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) in Britain due to morphological similarities.[2] Diagnostic distinctions between these species have been established for both adult and larval stages to facilitate accurate identification. The pupa of Ae. sticticus can also be distinguished from other Aedes species through modifications to established identification keys.
This species is known to act as a vector for various pathogens, including the Jamestown Canyon virus and West Nile virus, and has been associated with the transmission of the nematode Setaria tundra.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / sticticus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Ralph E. Harbach; Thom Dallimore; Andrew G. Briscoe; C. Lorna Culverwell; Alexander G. C. Vaux; Jolyon M. Medlock. Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) (Diptera, Culicidae), a new country record for England, contrasted with Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838). ZooKeys. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.671.12447.
- ↑ Aedes sticticus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20sticticus. Accessed 2026-07-14.