Aedes (Downsiomyia) albolateralis is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is a member in Aedes niveus subgroup. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Andaman Islands, China, India, Borneo and Singapore.[2] It is highly susceptible to nocturnally subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti and dengue type 2 virus. Virus could replicate in salivary gland, cervical cell of brain and fat body cells but not in gut and ovary.[3]

Aedes albolateralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Aedes
Subgenus: Downsiomyia
Species:
A. albolateralis
Binomial name
Aedes albolateralis
(Theobald, 1908)

References

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  1. ^ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "NAOSITE: Nagasaki University's Academic Output SITE". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.610.3883. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Choochote, W; Leemingsawat, S; Sucharit, S; Kunnaphuti, J; Wongkamchai, S; Sukontason, KL; Jitpakdi, A (2001). "Aedes albolateralis, a potential vector of nocturnally subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti and dengue type 2 virus". Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 32 (3): 621–4. PMID 11944727.
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