Hulecoeteomyia

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Hulecoeteomyia
Asiatic bush mosquito (Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) japonicus)

Asiatic bush mosquito ( Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) japonicus )

Systematics
Subordination : Mosquitoes (Nematocera)
Family : Mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Subfamily : Culicinae
Tribe : Aedini
Genre : Aedes
Subgenus : Hulecoeteomyia
Scientific name
Hulecoeteomyia
( Theobald , 1904)

Hulecoeteomyia is a subgenus of the genus Aedes fromthe mosquito family (Culicidae). The sub-genus was even established as a genus in 2006. From the year 2000, all of their species formed part of the subgenus Ochlerotata (Finlaya) , previously they wereassigned tothe genus Aedes as they are today. The females suck blood in vertebrates and are also important for humans as carriers of pathogens such as the West Nile virus and various types of encephalitis viruses. A well-known species introduced into Europe and the United States is the Asian bush mosquito ( Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) japonicus ).

features

The imagines the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia similar to those of the subgenus Tanakaius in the genus Aedes and how these narrow but conspicuous yellow stripes on the back. However, they differ from the subgenus Tanakaius by pale bands on the tarsomeres of the hind legs.

The larvae of Hulecoeteomyia are also similar to those of the subgenus Tanakaius and differ only in the various thorns on the breathing tube.

distribution

Hulecoeteomyia is native to the East Palearctic region and the Orientalis , that is, in South , East and Southeast Asia . Many representatives of this subgenus were introduced by humans on other continents. They were abducted by international trade and, under climatic conditions similar to those in their homeland, were often able to assert themselves as neozoa against the competition of the native mosquitoes.

Way of life

As with all mosquitoes, the life cycle of the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia begins with the laying of eggs near a body of water. When it rains or the water level rises, the larvae hatch and feed on organic material and microorganisms in the water. They have a breathing tube at the rear end, with which they can breathe air on the surface of the water. After the fourth molting stage, the larvae pupate.

The larvae of Hulecoeteomyia can also survive in small bodies of water, such as ponds and puddles, as well as in man-made containers such as old car tires and in water-filled cavities of plants ( Phytotelmata ). The latter include hollow trees, e.g. B. the trunks of screw trees , bamboo cane , leaf axils, z. B. those of the nipa palms , banana trees , pitcher plants or coconut shells .

Systematics and taxonomy

Frederick Vincent Theobald described the species Hulecoeteomyia chrysolineata in 1904 . The genus Hulecoeteomyia soon became a synonym for the genus Aedes and was incorporated into it. 2006 was synonymous Hulecoeteomyia of John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach and Ian J. Kitching rebuilt as a separate genus, and for some of the species within the subgenus Aedes (Finlaya) , which in 2000 Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) was renamed , used. However, the new name Hulecoeteomyia was not widely used. In a list of the German mosquito fauna from 2011, the immigrated Asian bush mosquito is still referred to as Ochlerotatus japonicus .

species

Thirteen species are counted to the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia of the genus Aedes :

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Richard C. Wilkerson, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Dina M. Fonseca, Ted R. Schultz, Dana C. Price, Daniel A. Strickman: Making Mosquito Taxonomy Useful: A Stable Classification of Tribe Aedini that Balances Utility with Current Knowledge of Evolutionary Relationships. PLoS ONE 10, 7, e0133602, July 2015 doi : 10.1371 / journal.pone.0133602
  2. ^ Frederick Vincent Theobald: New Culicidae from the Federated Malay States. Entomologist, 37, 1904
  3. ^ Norbert Becker, Katrin Huber, Björn Pluskota, Achim Kaiser: Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus - a newly established neozoan in Germany and a revised list of the German mosquito fauna. European Mosquito Bulletin, 29, pp. 88-102, Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association, 2011
  4. ↑ Ralph E. Harbach: Genus Hulecoeteomyia . In: Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory, 2011 (accessed July 15, 2011)

literature

  • Frederick Vincent Theobald : New Culicidae from the Federated Malay States. Entomologist, 37, 1904
  • John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching: Phylogeny and classification of Finlaya and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini), based on morphological data from of all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 148, pp. 1–101, 2006 PDF (English)
  • Rampa Rattanarithikul, Ralph E. Harbach, BA Harrison, P. Panthusiri, RE Coleman, JH Richardson: Illustrated keys to the mosquitoes of Thailand VI. Tribe Aedini. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 41, (Supplement 1), pp. 1–225, 2010 PDF, pp. 1-38 PDF, pp. 209-225 (English)