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Aedes  Meigen, 1818
Taxonomic Serial No.: 126234

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Pointy Mosquito [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2021   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderHolometabola   
                               OrderDiptera  – mosca, mosquito, gnats, mosquitoes, true flies  
                                  SuborderNematocera  – long-horned flies  
                                     InfraorderCulicomorpha   
                                        FamilyCulicidae Meigen, 1818 – mosquitoes, maringouins, moustiques  
                                           SubfamilyCulicinae Meigen, 1818  
                                              TribeAedini Neveu-Lemaire, 1902  
                                                 GenusAedes Meigen, 1818 – Pointy Mosquito  
    Direct Children:  
                                                    Species Aedes daliensis (Taylor, 1916)  
                                                    Species Aedes mallochi Taylor, 1944  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Abraedes) Zavortink, 1970  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Acartomyia) Theobald, 1903  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Aedes) Meigen, 1818  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Aedimorphus) Theobald, 1903  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Alanstonea) Mattingly, 1960  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Albuginosus) Reinert, 1987  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Ayurakitia) Thurman, 1954  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Aztecaedes) Zavortink, 1972  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Belkinius) Reinert, 1982  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Bifidistylus) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2009  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Borichinda) Harbach and Rattanarithikul, 2007  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Bothaella) Reinert, 1973  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Bruceharrisonius) Reinert, 2003  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Cancraedes) Edwards, 1929  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Catageomyia) Theobald, 1903  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Catatassomyia) Dyar and Shannon, 1925  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Christophersiomyia) Barraud, 1923  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Coetzeemyia) Huang, Mathis and Wilkerson, 2010  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Collessius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Cornetius) Huang, 2005  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Dahliana) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Danielsia) Theobald, 1904  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Dendroskusea) Edwards, 1929  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Diceromyia) Theobald, 1911  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Dobrotworkyius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Downsiomyia) Vargas, 1950  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Edwardsaedes) Belkin, 1962  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Elpeytonius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2009  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Finlaya) Theobald, 1903  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Fredwardsius) Reinert, 2000  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Georgecraigius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Geoskusea) Edwards, 1929  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Gilesius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Gymnometopa) Coquillett, 1906  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Halaedes) Belkin, 1962  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Himalaius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Hopkinsius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Howardina) Theobald, 1903  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Huaedes) Huang, 1968  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) Theobald, 1904  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Indusius) Edwards in Barraud, 1934  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Isoaedes) Reinert, 1979  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Jarnellius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Jihlienius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Kenknightia) Reinert, 1990  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Kompia) Aitken, 1941  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) Theobald, 1905  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Levua) Stone and Bohart, 1944  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Lewnielsenius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Lorrainea) Belkin, 1962  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Luius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2008  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Macleaya) Theobald, 1903  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Molpemyia) Theobald, 1910  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Mucidus) Theobald, 1901  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Neomelaniconion) Newstead, 1907  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Nyctomyia) Harbach, 2013  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Ochlerotatus) Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Paraedes) Edwards, 1934  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Patmarksia) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Paulianius) Brunhes and Boussés, 2017  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Petermattinglyius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2009  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Phagomyia) Theobald, 1905  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Polyleptiomyia) Theobald, 1905  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Protomacleaya) Theobald, 1907  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Pseudalbuginosus) Huang and Rueda, 2015  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) Stone and Knight, 1956  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Pseudoskusea) Theobald, 1907  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Rampamyia) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Reinertia) Somboon, Namgay and Harbach in Somboon, Phanitchakun, Saingamsook, Namgay and Harbach, 2021  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Rhinoskusea) Edwards, 1929  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Rusticoidus) Shevchenko and Prudkina, 1973  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Sallumia) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2008  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Scutomyia) Theobald, 1904  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Skusea) Theobald, 1903  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Stegomyia) Theobald, 1901  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Tanakaius) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2004  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Tewarius) Reinert, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Vansomerenis) Reinert, Harbach and Kitching, 2006  
                                                    Subgenus Aedes (Zavortinkius) Reinert, 1999  
       
                                                  GenusAedes Meigen, 1818 incertae sedis  
    Children with Uncertain Position:  
                                                    Species Aedes alticola Bonne-Wepster, 1948  
                                                    Species Aedes auronitens Edwards, 1922  
                                                    Species Aedes australiensis (Theobald, 1910)  
                                                    Species Aedes biocellatus (Taylor, 1914)  
                                                    Species Aedes britteni Marks and Hodgkin, 1958  
                                                    Species Aedes candidoscutellum Marks, 1947  
                                                    Species Aedes crossi Lien, 1967  
                                                    Species Aedes eatoni (Edwards, 1916)  
                                                    Species Aedes gracilelineatus Bonne-Wepster, 1937  
                                                    Species Aedes keefei King and Hoogstraal, 1946  
                                                    Species Aedes koreicoides Sasa, Kano and Hayashi, 1950  
                                                    Species Aedes lauriei (Carter, 1920)  
                                                    Species Aedes monocellatus Marks, 1948  
                                                    Species Aedes oreophilus (Edwards, 1916)  
                                                    Species Aedes peipingensis Feng, 1938  
                                                    Species Aedes plagosus Marks, 1959  
                                                    Species Aedes quasirubithorax (Theobald, 1910)  
                                                    Species Aedes roai Belkin, 1962  
                                                    Species Aedes rubiginosus Belkin, 1962  
                                                    Species Aedes sintoni (Barraud, 1924)  
                                                    Species Aedes stanleyi Peters, 1963  
                                                    Species Aedes subauridorsum Marks, 1948  
                                                    Species Aedes toxopeusi Bonne-Wepster, 1948  
                                                    Species Aedes tsiliensis King and Hoogstraal, 1946  
                                                    Species Aedes versicolor (Barraud, 1924)  
                                                    Species Aedes wasselli Marks, 1947  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory, 16 Jun 2021, website (version 16 Jun '21)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Harbach, R. E. 2021. Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory, http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/, accessed on 25 Jun 2021   
  Reference for: Aedes   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Aedes   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wilkerson, Richard C., Yvonne-Marie Linton and Daniel Strickman  
  Publication Date: 2021   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Mosquitoes of the World, vol. 1 and 2   
  Page(s): ix + 1308   
  Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press   
  Publication Place: Baltimore, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781421438146   
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  Reference for: Aedes   
       

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