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Asian Bush Mosquito
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Flies & mosquitoes

Asian Bush Mosquito

Aedes japonicus (Theobald, 1901)

Names

EnglishAsian Bush Mosquito
DutchAziatische bosmug
SpanishHulecoeteomyia japonica
Chinese日本伊蚊
Sranan Tongomaskita (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAedes japonicus (Theobald, 1901)

About this species

Aedes japonicus, commonly known as the Asian bush mosquito or the Asian rock pool mosquito, was first described by Theobald in 1901 from Tokyo, Japan. They are competent arbovirus vectors known to transmit the West Nile virus as well as Japanese and St. Louis encephalitis. They are listed as an invasive species by the Global Invasive Species Database.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyCulicidae
GenusAedes

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2017First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

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

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