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Aedes

Artemia

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	*Aedes*

Species

Aedes albopictus
Aedes aegypti

Aedes is a genus of mosquito found in tropical and subtropical zones. The name comes from the Greek aēdēs, meaning unpleasant, so called because of the diseases this mosquito transmits, which include dengue and yellow fever.

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Referenced By

Mosquito | Mosquitoe | Wuchereria bancrofti

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