Aedes aitkeni
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 aitkeni
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Aedes aitkeni exhibits morphological characteristics typical of the genus Aedes[1]. Due to the limitations of the available imagery, specific diagnostic features such as fine scale patterns on the thorax or abdomen cannot be definitively resolved; however, the general body form is consistent with that of a mosquito, featuring slender legs and a distinct head-thorax-abdomen structure[1].
Taxonomy and Classification
Aedes aitkeni was described by Robert X. Schick in 1970 as part of his work on the terrens group of the subgenus Finlaya within the genus Aedes[2]. The species is currently recognized as an accepted name within the family Culicidae[2].
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / aitkeni constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Aedes aitkeni Schick, 1970. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1650986. Accessed 2026-07-15.