Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue: 1

New record of a mosquito Aedes mcintoshi (Huang) from India

  • Author:
  • Santhosh Goud*, Subasini Pattnaik, Ipsita Biswal, Jaya Kishor Seth, Rupenangshu Kumar Hazra1, Barsa Baisalini Panda1, Subbiah Poopathi2, Annadurai Bharathi3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: May 17, 2023
  • Page Number: 198 to 200

1ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, 751023, Odisha, India

2ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, 605006, Tamil Nadu, India

3PG & Research Department of Zoology, Sir Theagaraya College, Chennai, 600021, Tamil Nadu, India

Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Berhampur, 760007, Odisha, India

*Email: santhosh1090696@gmail.com (corresponding author)

Online Published on 17 May, 2023.

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.

Keywords

Aedes mcintoshi, Culicidae, New record, Diversity, Zoogeography, Vector, Medical importance, Viruses, Protozoans