Aedes sexlineatus
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 sexlineatus
Visual Description
Aedes sexlineatus is a mosquito species characterized by distinct morphological features typical of the genus. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that individuals possess a dark-colored body with prominent, light-colored longitudinal stripes on the scutum (the dorsal part of the thorax).[1] These thoracic markings are a diagnostic feature often used in the identification of this species. Additionally, the legs typically exhibit banded patterns, a common trait among many species within the tribe Aedini.[1]
Classification and History
Aedes sexlineatus was originally described by Theobald in 1901 under the name Stegomyia sexlineatus.[2] The classification of the tribe Aedini, which includes Aedes, has undergone significant review to balance taxonomic utility with evolutionary relationships. Recent efforts have aimed to establish a more stable classification system, often re-evaluating the ranks of various subgenera and species groups previously proposed in phylogenetic studies.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / sexlineatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aedes sexlineatus (Theobald, 1901). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1652031. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Richard C. Wilkerson; Yvonne‐Marie Linton; Dina M. Fonseca; Ted R. Schultz; Dana C. Price; Daniel Strickman. Making Mosquito Taxonomy Useful: A Stable Classification of Tribe Aedini that Balances Utility with Current Knowledge of Evolutionary Relationships. PLoS ONE. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133602.