Aedes sticticus
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 sticticus
Visual Description
Aedes sticticus is a mosquito species characterized by specific morphological traits that distinguish it from related taxa. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset show the adult mosquito possesses a slender body typical of the family Culicidae, with distinct patterns on the thorax and abdomen.[1] The wings are generally clear with fine venation, and the legs exhibit characteristic banding patterns.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838) is a mosquito species that has historically been confused with Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) in Britain due to morphological similarities.[2] Diagnostic distinctions between these species have been established for both adult and larval stages to facilitate accurate identification.[2] The pupa of Ae. sticticus can also be distinguished from other Aedes species through modifications to established identification keys.[2]
This species is known to act as a vector for various pathogens, including the Jamestown Canyon virus and West Nile virus, and has been associated with the transmission of the nematode Setaria tundra.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Aedes / sticticus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Ralph E. Harbach; Thom Dallimore; Andrew G. Briscoe; C. Lorna Culverwell; Alexander G. C. Vaux; Jolyon M. Medlock. Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) (Diptera, Culicidae), a new country record for England, contrasted with Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838). ZooKeys. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.671.12447.
- ↑ Aedes sticticus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aedes%20sticticus. Accessed 2026-07-14.