Aedes geniculatus, also known as the tree hole mosquito,[1] is closely related to the better known Asian tiger mosquito and is native to Europe and North Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Dahliana |
| Species: | A. geniculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791)
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After the Zika epidemic in 2016, it was mistakenly reported to Public Health England by members of the public, who were monitoring the spread of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in southern England following media reports of the spread of the Asian tiger mosquito.[3][4]
Although it has not been observed in the wild as a disease vector, in laboratory tests, the tree hole mosquito can transmit yellow fever and chikungunya and so may be able to spread the Zika virus. [5]
References
edit- ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2012 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "WRBU: Aedes geniculatus". www.wrbu.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "Distinguishing Aedes albopictus, the Asian Tiger mosquito, from native British mosquitoes". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "'Zika mosquito' eggs found in village". BBC News. 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ Lindström, Anders (2016). "Mosquitoes in a changing environment" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2018.