Aedes albolateralis

Aedes (Finlaya) albolateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is a member in Aedes niveus subgroup. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Andaman Islands, China, India, Borneo and Singapore.[2] It is highly susceptible to nocturnally subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti and dengue type 2 virus. Virus could replicate in salivary gland, cervical cell of brain and fat body cells but not in gut and ovary.[3]

Aedes albolateralis
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Aedes albolateralis

(Theobald, 1908)

References

  1. "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "NAOSITE: Nagasaki University's Academic Output SITE". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.610.3883. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Choochote, W; Leemingsawat, S; Sucharit, S; Kunnaphuti, J; Wongkamchai, S; Sukontason, KL; Jitpakdi, A (2001). "Aedes albolateralis, a potential vector of nocturnally subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti and dengue type 2 virus". Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 32 (3): 621–4. PMID 11944727.
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