Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Preface to the fifth edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae)
- 2 Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae)
- 3 Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae)
- 4 Black flies (Simuliidae)
- 5 Phlebotomine sand flies (Phlebotominae)
- 6 Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae)
- 7 Horse flies (Tabanidae)
- 8 Tsetse flies (Glossinidae)
- 9 House flies and stable flies (Muscidae) and latrine flies (Fanniidae)
- 10 Flies and myiasis
- 11 Fleas (Siphonaptera)
- 12 Sucking lice (Anoplura)
- 13 Bedbugs (Cimicidae)
- 14 Triatomine bugs (Triatominae)
- 15 Cockroaches (Blattaria)
- 16 Soft ticks (Argasidae)
- 17 Hard ticks (Ixodidae)
- 18 Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae)
- 19 Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae)
- 20 Miscellaneous mites
- Appendix Names of some chemicals and microbials used in vector control (with common trade names in parentheses)
- Glossary of common terms relevant to medical entomology
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Plate section
- References
3 - Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Preface to the fifth edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae)
- 2 Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae)
- 3 Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae)
- 4 Black flies (Simuliidae)
- 5 Phlebotomine sand flies (Phlebotominae)
- 6 Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae)
- 7 Horse flies (Tabanidae)
- 8 Tsetse flies (Glossinidae)
- 9 House flies and stable flies (Muscidae) and latrine flies (Fanniidae)
- 10 Flies and myiasis
- 11 Fleas (Siphonaptera)
- 12 Sucking lice (Anoplura)
- 13 Bedbugs (Cimicidae)
- 14 Triatomine bugs (Triatominae)
- 15 Cockroaches (Blattaria)
- 16 Soft ticks (Argasidae)
- 17 Hard ticks (Ixodidae)
- 18 Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae)
- 19 Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae)
- 20 Miscellaneous mites
- Appendix Names of some chemicals and microbials used in vector control (with common trade names in parentheses)
- Glossary of common terms relevant to medical entomology
- Select bibliography
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
Conservatively the subfamily Culicinae contains 40 genera, but as already mentioned (see Chapter 1) some taxonomists recognize many more genera, two of which are Stegomyia and Ochlerotatus, resulting in two medically important species being named Stegomyia aegypti and Ochlerotatus albopictus. However, in this book all species attributed to these two new genera are retained in the genus Aedes, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, with Stegomyia and Ochlerotatus recognized as subgenera.
The medically most important genera are Culex, Aedes, Haemagogus, Sabethes and Mansonia, while Coquillettidia and Psorophora are of lesser importance. Species of Culex, Aedes and Coquillettidia are found in both temperate and tropical regions, whereas Psorophora species occur only in North, Central and South America. Haemagogus and Sabethes mosquitoes are restricted to Central and South America. Mansonia occurs mainly in the tropics.
Certain Aedes mosquitoes are vectors of yellow fever in Africa, and Aedes, Haemagogus and Sabethes are yellow fever vectors in Central and South America. Aedes species are also vectors of the classical and haemorrhagic forms of dengue. All seven genera of culicine mosquitoes mentioned here, as well as some others, can transmit a variety of other arboviruses. Some Culex, Aedes and Mansonia species are important vectors of filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi). Psorophora species are mainly pest mosquitoes but a few transmit arboviruses, while Coquillettidia crassipes can also be a vector of brugian filariasis.
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- Medical Entomology for Students , pp. 54 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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