Aedes dorsalis
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 dorsalis
Visual Description
Aedes dorsalis is a mosquito species characterized by its distinct appearance. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult mosquito typically exhibits a patterned body with light and dark scales, often presenting a banded appearance on the abdomen and legs.[1] The wings are generally narrow and covered in scales, and the overall body structure follows the typical dipteran form with a prominent thorax and slender abdomen.[1]
Biology and Genetics
The spermatogenesis of Aedes dorsalis involves a diploid chromosome number of six, with all chromosomes being metacentric.[2] The first pair of chromosomes is smaller than the second and third pairs, and sex chromosomes are not morphologically identifiable.[2] During spermatogonial division, the species exhibits "somatic pairing," a phenomenon involving the intimate pairing of homologous chromosomes.[2]
Ecology and Interactions
Aedes dorsalis is known to interact with various organisms in its environment. It has been documented to interact with Medicago sativa (alfalfa).[3] Additionally, it can serve as a host for the pathogen Amblyospora media.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / dorsalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Asit B. Mukherjee; D. M. Rees. Spermatogenesis in the Mosquito, <i>Aedes dorsalis</i> (Meigen). CYTOLOGIA. 1970. https://doi.org/10.1508/cytologia.35.213.
- 1 2 Aedes dorsalis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20dorsalis. Accessed 2026-07-14.