Author

  • Theobald
  • 1901d:ii
  • Type Species: Eretmapodoties quinquevittatus (Burnetti 1914:60)

Distribution

  • Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Cote d‘Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia
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  • Genus distribution map

Synonyms

  • None

Bionomics

  • Not yet available

Medical Importance

  • Some arboviruses, including Rift Valley fever virus, have been isolated from a few species. Eretmapodites chrysogaster has been shown to be capable of transmitting yellow fever virus.

Important References

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage:

Culicidae » Culicinae » Aedini
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  • habitus image
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  • Representative species shown here:
  • Eretmapodites chrysogaster