Aedes rubrithorax
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 rubrithorax
Visual Description
Aedes rubrithorax is a mosquito species characterized by its general morphology typical of the family Culicidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a slender body form with distinct, elongated legs and a pair of functional wings.[1] The head features prominent compound eyes and a proboscis adapted for feeding.[1]
Ecology and Transmission
Aedes rubrithorax is found in Australia.[2] Research into the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans (the causative agent of Buruli ulcer) in the Mornington Peninsula, Australia, has identified Aedes rubrithorax as a species that feeds on both common ringtail possums and humans.[3] This dual-feeding behavior suggests a potential mechanical transmission pathway for the bacteria between these hosts.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / rubrithorax constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes rubrithorax. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_rubrithorax. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 Peter T. Mee; Andrew H. Buultjens; Jane Oliver; Karen Brown; Jodie C. Crowder; Jessica L. Porter; Emma C. Hobbs; Louise M. Judd; George Taiaroa; Natsuda Puttharak; Deborah A. Williamson; Kim R. Blasdell; Ee Laine Tay; Rebecca Feldman; Mutizwa Odwell Muzari; C.H. Sanders; Stuart Larsen; Simon Crouch; Paul D. R. Johnson; John R. Wallace; David J. Price; Ary A. Hoffmann; Katherine B. Gibney; Timothy P. Stinear; Stacey E. Lynch. Mosquitoes provide a transmission route between possums and humans for Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. Nature Microbiology. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01553-1.