Pictorial Keys for the Identification of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Associated With Dengue Virus Transmission

Abstract

Identification keys are provided for female adults and fourth stage larvae of the mosquito species likely to transmit dengue viruses in 4 regions of the world. The keys are illustrated with Auto-Montage (copyright) photomicrographs, allowing optimum depth of field and resolution. Species included for the Afrotropical Region are: Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus), Ae. (Stg.) africanus (Theobald),Ae. (Stg.) albopictus (Skuse), Ae. (Stg.) luteocephalus (Newstead), Ae. (Stg.) opok Corbet and Van Someren, Ae. (Diceromyia) furcifer (Edwards), and Ae. (Dic.) taylori Edwards; for the South Pacific Islands and Australian Region: Ae. (Stg.) aegypti, Ae. (Stg.) albopictus, Ae. (Stg.) cooki Belkin, Ae. (Stg.) hebrideus Edwards, Ae. (Stg.) hensilli Farner, Ae. (Stg.) polynesiensis Marks, Ae. (Stg.) rotumae Belkin, Ae. (Stg.) scutellaris (Walker), and Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse); for the Oriental Region: Ae. (Stg.) aegypti, Ae. (Stg.) albopictus, and Oc. (Fin.) niveus subgroup; and for the American Region (North, Central and South America, including the Caribbean Islands): Ae. (Stg.) aegypti, Ae. (Stg.) albopictus, and Oc. (Gymnometopa) mediovittatus (Coquillett).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 03, 2004
Accession Number
ADA511584

Entities

People

  • Leopoldo M. Rueda

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Dengue
  • Fungi
  • Health
  • Hygiene
  • Identification
  • Islands
  • Malaysia
  • Medical Personnel
  • New Zealand
  • North America
  • North Carolina
  • Public Health
  • South America
  • Southeast Asia
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology