Aedes bahamensis
| Aedes bahamensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Howardina |
| Species: | A. bahamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes bahamensis Berlin | |
Aedes bahamensis, also known as Howardina bahamensis, is a mosquito native to the Caribbean and Bahamas,[1] which is also invasive in South Florida. The females of the species do not require a blood meal to produce eggs, although they will bite if starved of nectar or in order to produce a second brood.[2] They are thought to be capable of transmitting St. Louis encephalitis.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Systematic Catalog of Culicidae". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "Blood Feeding and Autogeny in the Peridomestic Mosquito Aedes bahamensis (Diptera: Culicidae) - Journal of Medical Entomology". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Howardina) cozumelensis in Yucatán State, México, with a summary of published collection records for Ae. cozumelensis". PubMed Central (PMC). Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Shroyer DA. "Preliminary studies of Aedes bahamensis as a host and potential vector of St. Louis encephalitis virus.". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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