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Aedes serratus
Matias Cabezas, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Flies & mosquitoes

Aedes serratus

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongomaskita (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAedes serratus (Theobald, 1901)

About this species

Aedes serratus is a species of mosquito that can spread Oropouche virus, as well as being a potential vectors of arboviruses, such as Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Melao virus, Ilheus virus, Rocio virus, yellow fever, Una virus, Aura virus, Wyeomyia virus, and Itupiranga virus. It is also known as Ochlerotatus serratus.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyCulicidae
GenusAedes

In Suriname

56Records in Suriname
1952First record
1964Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para10
  • Wanica1
  • Brokopondo1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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