Aedes increpitus

Aedes increpitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Subgenus: Ochlerotatus
Species:
A. increpitus
Binomial name
Aedes increpitus
(Dyar, 1906)

Aedes increpitus is a species of mosquito of the Aedes genus.

Description

Genetic and morphological studies have been conducted on A. increpitus to better understand its relationship with other Aedes species. Electrophoretic analysis has been used to identify and differentiate A. increpitus from closely related species such as A. clivis and A. washinoi.[1][2] Evidence of hybridization between A. increpitus and A. washinoi has been observed in certain locations, including sites near Burney, Lassen County, California, and in Lassen National Park.[2]

Distribution

A. increpitus is mainly found in the United States,[1] but reports also exist from Russia,[3] Germany,[4] and other countries.

References

  1. 1 2 "Aedes increpitus". CABI Compendium. 2019-11-20. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.95919. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  2. 1 2 Reeves, W. C. (1998). "The distribution of species of the Aedes increpitus complex in the western United States" (PDF). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 14 (2): 173–177. PMID 9673918.
  3. ↑ Danilov, V. N. (1976). "A new species of mosquito for the fauna of the USSR Aedes (Ochlerotatus) increpitus Dyar (Diptera: Culicidae)". CABI Digital Library: 71–75.
  4. ↑ Kuhlisch, Cornelius (2022-08-25). "Discovery of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pionips Dyar, 1919 (Diptera, Culicidae) in Germany". Check List. 18 (4): 897–906. doi:10.15560/18.4.897. ISSN 1809-127X.