Aedes juppi
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 juppi
Visual Description
Aedes juppi exhibits characteristic mosquito morphology, including a slender body, long, thin legs, and a pair of wings. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses distinct banding patterns on its legs and abdomen, which are typical of many Aedes species.[1] The thorax is covered in fine, hair-like scales, and the compound eyes are prominent.
Ecology and Distribution
Aedes juppi was described by McIntosh in 1973.[2] Entomological surveillance conducted in the Highveld region of South Africa (Gauteng province) between 2014 and 2018 confirmed the presence of this species in the area.[3]
Molecular Characteristics
Molecular identification of Aedes juppi has been performed using DNA barcoding of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene.[3] In phylogenetic analyses, Aedes juppi (subgenus Ochlerotatus) has been shown to cluster within a small, distinct group separate from the larger cluster containing most other tested subgenera.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / juppi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes juppi McIntosh, 1973. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1652014. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- 1 2 3 Milehna M. Guarido; Megan A. Riddin; Todd Johnson; Leo Braack; Maarten Schrama; Erin E. Gorsich; Basil D. Brooke; António Paulo Gouveia de Almeida; Marietjie Venter. Aedes species (Diptera: Culicidae) ecological and host feeding patterns in the north-eastern parts of South Africa, 2014–2018. Parasites & Vectors. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04845-9.