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About WRBU. The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) is a unique national resource—a partnership between the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), and the Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).
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GLOBAL. WRBU – Armigeres – Global – Adult WRBU – Genera – Global – Adult. WRBU – Genera – Global – Larva AFROTROPICAL REGION. WRBU – Aedes – Adult WRBU – Aedes – Larva WRBU – Anopheles – Adult WRBU – Anopheles – Larva WRBU – Coquillettidia – Adult WRBU – Coquillettidia – Larva WRBU – Culex (Cux.) - (East Africa) - Adult
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*Associated pathogens: This list reports bacteria, viruses, and parasites recovered from, or experimentally passed through this species, and does not imply field vector status.
Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit …
Etymology: Egypt Aedes aegypti is the best-studied of all mosquito species, boosted into notoriety by Walter Reed’s discovery that it transmitted yellow fever to man. The distribution of Ae. aegypti is essentially pan-global in tropical regions. Placed within the Aegypti Group along with Ae. mascarensis (MacGregor, 1848) and Ae. pia Le Goff & Robert, 2013, Ae. aegypti has one valid ...
Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit …
Official ESA common name: Asian tiger mosquito Etymology: not stated [painted white (L); refers to distinctive white & silvery white scales] Aedes albopictus — the Asian Tiger mosquito — is one of the best known mosquitoes in the world, due to its distinctive black and white markings and its close association with humans. Originally described from Calcutta in India, Ae. albopictus is …
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Mansonia Blanchard, 1901 | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU)
Generic abbreviation: Ma. Type species: Culex titillans Walker Etymology: Patrick Manson Mansonia adults are differentiated from all other mosquitoes by the presence of their unique broad, asymmetrical scales on the wings, that are mixed dark and pale. Most speciose in tropical regions, a few species are also found in northern regions, e.g., Ma. dyari Heinemann & Page …
Anopheles Meigen, 1818 | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU)
Generic abbreviation: An. Type species: Anopheles maculipennis Meigen (ICZN 1959; Opinion 547) Etymology: useless, unprofitable, hurtful (Gr) With the exception of the polar icecaps and some isolated island groups in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, including Fiji and New Zealand, Anopheles species are found across the globe. Anopheles are the mosquitoes capable of …
Culex Linnaeus, 1758 | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU)
DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS (Click photos to view; mouse over and click large photo to zoom in.) ADULT (illustrated): Thorax: Prespiracular and postspiracular setae absent. Wings: Alula with narrow fringe of scales. Legs: Well-developed pulvillus present. LARVA (not illustrated): Head: Seta 2-C usually absent; seta 3-C located dorsally. Abdomen: Seta 12-I always present.