Aedes kochi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Finlaya |
| Species: | A. kochi
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| Aedes kochi (Dönitz, 1901)
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Aedes kochi is a species of mosquito in the genus Aedes, subgenus Finlaya. It is primarily found in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Tonga, and is known for its ornate appearance and its role as a vector of lymphatic filariasis.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Aedes kochi was first described by Dönitz in 1901. It belongs to the Kochi Group within the subgenus Finlaya.
Distribution
[edit]Aedes kochi is distributed across tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Tonga.[2]
Disease transmission
[edit]Aedes kochi is a key vector of lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic disease caused by Wuchereria bancrofti.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mosquitoes, Lymphatic Filariasis, and Public Health: A Systematic Review". Pathogens. 12 (12): 1406. 2023. doi:10.3390/pathogens12121406. PMC 10747758. PMID 38133290.
- ^ "Aedes kochi (Dönitz, 1901)". Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit. Retrieved 2023-10-01.