Mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) collected from the inhabited islands and trunk of Uwajima City, Shikoku, Japan

Eight mosquito species: Aedes nipponicus, Ae. japonicus, Ae. albopictus, Ae. flavopictus, Ae. togoi, Armigeres subalbatus, Lutzia vorax and Tripteroides bambusa were collected during the daytime by human-baited collections and larval collections from four inhabited islands: Kushima, Tojima, Kashima...

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Published inMedical Entomology and Zoology Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 121 - 124
Main Author YAMAUCHI, Takeo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology 2010
Subjects
distributional record
Fallopia japonica
flower visiting
human-baited collection
larval collection
mosquito
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Summary:Eight mosquito species: Aedes nipponicus, Ae. japonicus, Ae. albopictus, Ae. flavopictus, Ae. togoi, Armigeres subalbatus, Lutzia vorax and Tripteroides bambusa were collected during the daytime by human-baited collections and larval collections from four inhabited islands: Kushima, Tojima, Kashima and Hiburijima of Uwajima City, Shikoku, Japan. These species were recorded for the first time from the offshore islands of Uwajima City. Eight mosquito species: Ae. nipponicus, Ae. japonicus, Ae. albopictus, Ae. flavopictus, Ar. subalbatus, Culex pipiens complex, Lt. vorax and Tr. bambusa were collected by human-baited collections and larval collections from the trunk of Uwajima City. Male Ae. albopictus and Tr. bambusa were observed feeding on the flowers of Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica (Polygonaceae).
ISSN:0424-7086
2185-5609
DOI:10.7601/mez.61.121