Aedes (Dic.) furcifer
Author
- 1913b:48 (nom. nov. for nigra Theobald, non Giles 1904b; Ochlerotatus)
- Type-loc: Sudan (BM)
Distribution
Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Synonyms
- africana Theobald
- 1911c:151 (non Stegomyia africana Theobald 1901a) (M*, F*; Diceromyia)
- Type-loc: Nasser, Sobat River, Sudan (BM)
- nigra Theobald
- 1906b:80 (F*; Mansonia)
- Type-loc: Blue Nile, Sudan (BM).
Bionomics
Larvae are found in rot-holes in trees (Hopkins 1952).
Medical Importance
Ae. furcifer is involved in the monkey-to-man and, to a lesser extent, man-to-man transmission of yellow fever (Germain, Francy, Ferrara et al., 1980), a potential vector of dengue 2 (Jupp and Kemp 1993), and a vector of Chikungunya viruses (Diallo, Thonnon et al., 1999).
Culicidae » Culicinae » Aedini » Aedes » Diceromyia
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Additional References
Adult Stage, detail images:
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Head dorsal
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Head lateral
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Thorax dorsal
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Thorax lateral
Wing dorsal
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Abdomen dorsal
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Abdomen lateral
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Foreleg
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Midleg
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Hindleg
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Hindtarsi
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Adult Stage, illustrations:
Aedes furcifer male genitalia
Illustration credit: Edwards, F.W. 1941. Mosquitoes of the Ethiopian Region. III. Culicine adults and pupae. Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist., London. 499 pp., illus., 4 pls. 039100-59.pdf
Genus species morphology
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Genus species morphology
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