New Record of a Mosquito Aedes mcintoshi (Huang) from India

Authors

  • Santhosh Goud Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Subasini Pattnaik Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Ipsita Biswal Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Jaya Kishor Seth Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760007, Odisha
  • Rupenangshu Kumar Hazra ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar 751023, Odisha
  • Barsa Baisalini Panda ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar 751023, Odisha
  • Subbiah Poopathi ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry 605006, Tamil Nadu
  • Annadurai Bharathi PG & Research Department of Zoology, Sir Theagaraya College, Chennai 600021, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.518

Keywords:

Aedes mcintoshi, Culicidae, new record, diversity, zoogeography, vector, medical importance, viruses, protozoans

Abstract

This study reports Aedes mcintoshi (Huang, 1985) for the first time from India. It was collected from Berhampur University Campus, District Ganjam, Odisha, India. This species is considered to have medical importance, as it can carry pathogens like viruses and protozoans and can act as a potential vector. Therefore, the present finding of this species will provide baseline information to understand its zoogeography, biology, and pathogenicity related to this mosquito.

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Published

2022-05-31

How to Cite

Goud, S., Pattnaik, S., Biswal, I., Kishor Seth, J., Kumar Hazra, R., Baisalini Panda, B., … Bharathi, A. (2022). New Record of a Mosquito <i>Aedes mcintoshi</i> (Huang) from India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(1), 198–200. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.518

Issue

Volume 85, Issue 1, March 2023

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Research Communications
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