Aedes abserratus
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 abserratus
Visual Description
Aedes abserratus, commonly known as the Serrated Mosquito, is a member of the family Culicidae.[2] Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal the typical mosquito morphology, characterized by a slender body, long, delicate legs, and a pair of functional wings.[1] The head features prominent compound eyes and elongated, thread-like antennae.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Aedes abserratus is recognized as a distinct species within the genus Aedes.[2] Taxonomic classification within the tribe Aedini has evolved, with recent efforts emphasizing a stable system that balances utility with evolutionary relationships, often treating various groups as subgenera rather than distinct genera.[3]
Ecological interactions documented for Aedes abserratus include its role as a host for the microsporidian pathogen Amblyospora abserrati.[4] Additionally, it has been recorded in interactions involving Homo sapiens.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / abserratus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Aedes abserratus (Felt & Young, 1904). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1651470. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Richard C. Wilkerson; Yvonne‐Marie Linton; Dina M. Fonseca; Ted R. Schultz; Dana C. Price; Daniel Strickman. Making Mosquito Taxonomy Useful: A Stable Classification of Tribe Aedini that Balances Utility with Current Knowledge of Evolutionary Relationships. PLoS ONE. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133602.
- 1 2 Aedes abserratus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20abserratus. Accessed 2026-07-14.