Ochlerotatus

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Ochlerotatus
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (female)

Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (female)

Systematics
Subordination : Mosquitoes (Nematocera)
Family : Mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Subfamily : Culicinae
Tribe : Aedini
Genre : Aedes
Subgenus : Ochlerotatus
Scientific name
Ochlerotatus
Lynch-Arribalzaga , 1891
The larvae of the subgenus Ochlerotatus are dependent on life in the water.
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) geniculatus sucks nectar. (Video, 1 m 1s)

Ochlerotatus is a subgenus of the genus Aedes fromthe mosquito family (Culicidae). In this sub-genus, which was considered a separate genus from 2000 to 2015, many species of mosquitoes were grouped together that were previously included in the Aedes genus. In July 2015, the genus Ochlerotatus became a subgenus of the genus Aedes again , and the numerous former subgenus became species groups.

features

The 14-membered antennae are directed forward, they are hairy in tufts in the males and bristles in the females. The proboscis is directed straight forward. The buttons are very short. The main differences between the genera Aedes and Ochlerotatus are determined by the structure of the female and male sexual organs. Some distinguishing features can already be seen in the larval stages and the pupa.

Way of life

As with the other mosquito genera, only the females suck blood, which they absolutely need for the formation of their eggs. Like the males, they cover their energy needs with nectar and other vegetable juices before they take in blood. Many of the Ochlerotatus species are carriers of pathogens such as the West Nile virus and are therefore of importance for human and veterinary medicine.

Systematics

In 2000 the genus Ochlerotatus was separated from the very species-rich genus Aedes by John F. Reinert . As a subgenus, it comprised around 180 Aedes species. As a genus, it was initially expanded to 500 species, because further sub-genera were transferred from Aedes to the new genus Ochlerotatus .

Subgenera

Originally, in his publication from 2000, John F. Reinert defined 21 subgenera of the genus Ochlerotatus in two sections.

However, in further investigations the genus turned out to be polyphyletic . In 2004, during a revision of the Aedini tribe within the subfamily Culicinae, some subgenera of the genus Ochlerotatus from Section I and all subgenera from Section II were raised to genera. Between 2006 and 2009, the team of authors John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach and Ian J. Kitching presented three further papers on the phylogenetics of the Aedini, in which the number and scope of the genera were changed each time and new subgenera were described.

Subgenera in 2000

Section I:

  • Chaetocruiomyia
  • Finlaya
  • Geoskusea
  • Halaedes
  • Kenknightia
  • Levua
  • Macleaya
  • Molpemyia
  • Mucidus
  • Nothoskusea
  • Ochlerotatus
  • Protomacleaya
  • Pseudoskusea
  • Rhinoskusea
  • Rusticoidus
  • Zavortinkius

Section II:

  • Abraedes
  • Aztecaedes
  • Gymnometopa
  • Howardina
  • Kompia

Subgenera in 2009

After the 2009 revision, there were 15 subgenera within the genus Ochlerotatus . Many taxonomic databases have not followed the changes in the system and in July 2015 the genus Aedes was restored as it was before the turn of the millennium. The genus Ochlerotatus became a sub-genus, and its sub-genera became species groups.

  • Buvirilia
  • Chrysoconops
  • Culicada
  • Culicelsa
  • Empihals
  • Gilesia
  • Juppius (South and East Africa , Iran), also known as the Caballus species group
    • Ochlerotatus caballus
    • Ochlerotatus chelli
    • Ochlerotatus juppi
  • Ochlerotatus
  • Lepidokeneon ( Australia )
    • Ochlerotatus spilotus
    • Ochlerotatus stricklandi
    • Ochlerotatus turneri
  • Pholeomyia
  • Protoculex
  • Protomacleaya
  • Pseudoskusea
  • Rusticoidus
  • Woodius ( Holarctic widespread)
    • Ochlerotatus intrudens
    • Ochlerotatus diantaeus

Types (selection)

supporting documents

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. ↑ John F. Reinert: New classification for the composite genus Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini), elevation of subgenus Ochlerotatus to generic rank, reclassification of the other subgenera, and notes on certain subgenera and species. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 16 (3), pp. 175-188, 2000
  3. Jump up ↑ John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian A. Kitching: Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 142, 3, pp. 289-368, 2004
  4. ^ John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching: Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 157, pp. 700-794, 2009
  5. ↑ Yiau-Min Huang & Leopoldo M. Rueda: A pictorial key to the species of Aedes (Ochlerotatus and Coetzeemyia) in the Afrotropical Region (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa, 3754, 5, pp. 592-600, 2014

literature

  • John F. Reinert: New classification for the composite genus Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini), elevation of subgenus Ochlerotatus to generic rank, reclassification of the other subgenera, and notes on certain subgenera and species. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 16, 3, pp. 175–188, 2000 PDF (English)
  • John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching: Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 142, 3, pp. 289-368, 2004 doi : 10.1111 / j.1096-3642.2004.00144.x
  • 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
  • John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching: Phylogeny and classification of Ochlerotatus (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) and allied taxa based on morphological data from all life stages. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 153, pp. 29–114, 2008 PDF (English)
  • John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching: Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 157, pp. 700–794, 2009 PDF (English)
  • John F. Reinert: List of abbreviations for currently valid generic-level taxa in family Culicidae (Diptera). European Mosquito Bulletin, Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association, 27, pp. 68–76, 2009 PDF (English)

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