Aedes circumluteolus
| Aedes circumluteolus | |
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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: | Neomelaniconion |
| Species: | A. circumluteolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes circumluteolus (Theobald, 1908)
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Aedes circumluteolus is a species of mosquito that is found throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] It is often found in tropical coastal lowlands and Bushveld savanna.[2]
Life cycle
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Studies of Aedes circumluteolus in the floodplains of northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa found that the species' population density reached its highest levels after the plains were inundated by the Pongola and Maputo Rivers, and that changes in the population density were influenced much more by river flooding than local rainfall. During dry months, males of the species mostly disappear while females persist at very low levels; blood-feeding and ovarian development occur throughout the year, with antelope as the preferred host in this area.[3] In settled areas, the females have been noted to feed on humans, oxen, goats and dogs. Immature stages of Aedes circumluteolus may be found in shallow temporary pools, and the species overwinters mainly in the form of drought-resistant eggs.[4]
The eggs of Aedes circumluteolus are rhomboidal, with the ventral surface appearing more curved than the dorsal surface. The chorionic cells of the egg are irregularly shaped but retain a uniform structure over the whole surface. The eggs' micropylar apparatus is unusual in that the disk may be covered with a dense mat of fine filamentous strands connected to small, sharp, irregular papillae.[5]
Medical importance
[edit]This species of mosquito is the primary vector for Spondweni virus, a virus related to Zika virus which can lead to an infection known as Spondweni fever.[6] In addition, Aedes circumluteolus also vectors pathogens such as Lebombo virus,[2][7] Wesselsbron virus,[4] Kedougou virus,[8] Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus,[9] and Rift Valley fever virus.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Systematic Catalog of Culicidae, "Systematic Catalog of Culicidae". Archived from the original on 2021-12-06.
- ^ a b "ArboCat Virus: Lebombo (LEBV)". wwwn.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
- ^ Jupp, P. G.; McIntosh, B. M. (1987). "A bionomic study of adult Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus in northern Kwazulu, South Africa". Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 3 (2): 131–136. ISSN 8756-971X. PMID 3504902.
- ^ a b Muspratt, J.; Smithburn, K. C.; Paterson, H. E.; Kokernot, R. H. (1957). "Studies on arthropod-borne viruses of Tongaland. X. The laboratory transmission of Wesselsbron virus by the bite of Aedes (Banksinella) circumluteolus Theo". The South African Journal of Medical Sciences. 22 (2–3): 121–126. ISSN 0038-2310. PMID 13506710.
- ^ Finley, J.R.; Turell, M.J. (1994). "ULTRASTRUCTURAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE EGGS OF AEDES MCINTOSHI AND AEDES CIRCUMLUTEOLUS (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)" (PDF). Mosquito Systematics. 26 (1): 1–10 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Haddow AD, Nasar F, Guzman H, Ponlawat A, Jarman RG, Tesh RB, et al. (2016) Genetic Characterization of Spondweni and Zika Viruses and Susceptibility of Geographically Distinct Strains of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Spondweni Virus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(10): e0005083. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005083
- ^ Mohd Jaafar, Fauziah; Belhouchet, Mourad; Belaganahalli, Manjunatha; Tesh, Robert B.; Mertens, Peter P. C.; Attoui, Houssam (2014-01-01). "Full-genome characterisation of Orungo, Lebombo and Changuinola viruses provides evidence for co-evolution of orbiviruses with their arthropod vectors". PLOS ONE. 9 (1): e86392. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...986392M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086392. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3901712. PMID 24475112.
- ^ Jansen van Vuren P, Parry R, Khromykh AA, Paweska JT (2021). "A 1958 Isolate of Kedougou Virus (KEDV) from Ndumu, South Africa, Expands the Geographic and Temporal Range of KEDV in Africa". Viruses. 13 (7): 1368. doi:10.3390/v13071368. PMC 8309962. PMID 34372574.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mutisya, James; Kahato, Michael; Mulwa, Francis; Langat, Solomon; Chepkorir, Edith; Arum, Samuel; Tchouassi, David; Sang, Rosemary; Lutomiah, Joel (2021-07-01). "Evaluating the vector competence of Aedes simpsoni sl from Kenyan coast for Ngari and Bunyamwera viruses". PLOS ONE. 16 (7): e0253955. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1653955M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0253955. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 8248722. PMID 34197539.
- ^ van den Bergh, Carien; Thompson, Peter N.; Swanepoel, Robert; Almeida, Antonio P. G.; Paweska, Janusz T.; Jansen van Vuren, Petrus; Wilson, William C.; Kemp, Alan; Venter, Estelle H. (2022). "Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis, South Africa". Pathogens. 11 (2): 125. doi:10.3390/pathogens11020125. ISSN 2076-0817. PMC 8879006. PMID 35215069.