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Aedes aegypti Linnaeus
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aegypti Linnaeus
Aedes aegypti Linnaeus, 1762: 470. Causton et al. 2006: 126 [introduced species]; Causton & Sevilla 2007: 144 [introduced species]; Sinclair 2009: 112 [introduced species]; Asigau et al. 2017: 247 [island records].
Distribution. Introduced. Cosmopolitan; Galápagos: Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.
Remarks. The first established record of this day-feeding species was in 2001 and it is a vector of Dengue fever (Causton et al. 2006; Asigau et al. 2017).
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Published as part of Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), pp. 1-102 in Zootaxa 5283 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912667
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- Linnaeus, C. (1762) Zweyter Theil, enthalt Beschreibungen verschiedener wichtiger Naturalien. In: Hasselquist, F., Reise nach Palastina in den Jahren von 1749 bis 1752. J. C. Koppe, Rostock, pp. 267 - 606.
- Causton, C. E., Peck, S. B., Sinclair, B. J., Roque-Albelo, L., Hodgson, C. J. & Landry, B. (2006) Alien insects: threats and implications for conservation of Galapagos Islands. Annals of Entomological Society of America, 99 (1), 121 - 143. https: // doi. org / 10.1603 / 0013 - 8746 (2006) 099 [0121: AITAIF] 2.0. CO; 2
- Causton, C. & Sevilla, C. (2007) Latest records of introduced invertebrates in Galapagos and measures to control them. Galapagos Report, 2006 - 2007, 142 - 145.
- Sinclair, B. J. (2009) Dipteran biodiversity of the Galapagos. In: Pape, T., Bickel, D. & Meier, R. (Eds.), Diptera Diversity: Status, Challenges and Tools. Brill, Leiden, pp. 98 - 120. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / ej. 9789004148970. I- 459.21
- Asigau, S., Hartman, D. A., Higashiguchi, J. M. & Parker, P. G. (2017) The distribution of mosquitoes across an altitudinal gradient in the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Vector Ecology, 42 (2), 243 - 253. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / jvec. 12264