Armigeres subalbatus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Culicidae
- Genus: Armigeres
- Species: Armigeres subalbatus
Visual Description
Armigeres subalbatus is a mosquito species characterized by its distinct morphological features. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust body structure typical of the genus Armigeres. The thorax exhibits a dark, often brownish-black coloration, and the abdomen displays distinct banding patterns with lighter, pale-colored scales, particularly on the lateral margins. The legs are generally dark, consistent with the overall coloration of the body.[1]
Biology and Vector Competence
Armigeres subalbatus is recognized as a natural vector for the filarial worm Brugia pahangi. However, it is refractory to Brugia malayi, which it successfully eliminates through a process of melanotic encapsulation.[2]
Transcriptome profiling studies have highlighted that susceptibility to B. pahangi in this species involves numerous factors, which are likely associated with the parasite's penetration of the midgut, its subsequent invasion of thoracic muscle cells, and the maintenance of homeostasis within the mosquito's hemolymph. The transcriptional patterns associated with susceptibility to B. pahangi are distinct from those observed during the refractoriness to B. malayi. Furthermore, the immune response to infection in Ar. subalbatus differs significantly from that observed in the well-studied laboratory model Aedes aegypti.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Armigeres / subalbatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Matthew T. Aliota; Jeremy F. Fuchs; Thomas A. Rocheleau; Amanda Clark; Julián F. Hillyer; Cheng-Chen Chen; Bruce M. Christensen. Mosquito Transcriptome Profiles and Filarial Worm Susceptibility in Armigeres subalbatus. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000666.