Aedes atropalpus
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 atropalpus
Visual Description
Aedes atropalpus is a mosquito species. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit typical culicid morphology, including a slender body, long legs, and a pair of wings.[1] The coloration is generally dark, with patterns of lighter scales often visible on the thorax and legs, which are characteristic features for identification within the genus Aedes.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Aedes atropalpus is a facultatively autogenous mosquito, meaning that females are capable of producing their first clutch of eggs without requiring a blood meal.[2]
Research into the gut microbiota of A. atropalpus has shown that specific bacterial communities significantly influence female fitness, including survival, body size, and egg production.[2] For example, colonization by a betaproteobacterium from the genus Comamonas supports development and egg production at levels comparable to conventionally reared individuals, helping them maintain necessary glycogen and protein stores.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / atropalpus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Kerri L. Coon; Mark R. Brown; Michael R. Strand. Gut bacteria differentially affect egg production in the anautogenous mosquito Aedes aegypti and facultatively autogenous mosquito Aedes atropalpus (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasites & Vectors. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1660-9.