Aedes

From Ancient Greek ἀηδής (aēdḗs, “unpleasant, odious”).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – a genus of mosquito., some species of which transmit serious diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Aedini - tribe

• (genus): Aedes (Aedes), Aedes (Aedimorphus), Aedes (Alanstonea), Aedes (Albuginosus), Aedes (Belkinius), Aedes (Bothaella), Aedes (Cancraedes), Aedes (Christophersiomyia), Aedes (Coetzeemyia), Aedes (Diceromyia), Aedes (Edwardsaedes), Aedes (Finlaya), Aedes (Fredwardsius), Aedes (Halaedes), Aedes (Huaedes), Aedes (Indusius), Aedes (Isoaedes), Aedes (Leptosomatomyia), Aedes (Lorrainea), Aedes (Neomelaniconion), Aedes (Ochlerotatus), Aedes (Paraedes), Aedes (Protomacleaya), Aedes (Pseudarmigeres), Aedes (Scutomyia), Aedes (Skusea), Aedes (Stegomyia) - subgenera
  • Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes polynesiensis, Aedes hensilli - selected species