Taxonomic history, biology and ecology of Culex (Microculex) (Diptera: Culicidae)

IF 2.1 3区 医学 Q2 PARASITOLOGY
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Abstract

Microculex is a subgenus of Culex that is mainly associated with natural breeding sites in wild environments such as cut bamboos, tree holes and bromeliads. However, recent findings of Culex (Microculex) species in bromeliads in urban areas and in artificial breeding sites close to human habitations suggest that they are becoming more tolerant of urbanization. Whilst dispersion studies of this subgenus have shown the ecological valency of some species in relation to human-impacted areas, there is a scarcity of studies on the blood-feeding habits, vector capacity and taxonomy of Microculex. As all the information about this subgenus is fragmented and restricted in most cases to physical libraries, this review seeks to compile all the information on Microculex published over the last century and a half so that this can be more easily consulted by specialists interested in the subject. The ability of some species of this subgenus to adapt to human-impacted environments by colonizing artificial breeding sites and thus become a potential vector of animal and human diseases is also discussed.

库蚊(微库蚊)(双翅目:库蚊科)的分类历史、生物学和生态学
微库蚊是库蚊的一个亚属,主要与野生环境中的自然繁殖地(如砍伐的竹子、树洞和凤梨)有关。不过,最近在城市地区的凤梨和靠近人类居住区的人工繁殖地发现了库蚊(微库蚊)物种,这表明它们对城市化的容忍度越来越高。虽然对该亚属的散布研究显示了一些物种在人类影响地区的生态价值,但有关微库蚊的食血习性、媒介能力和分类的研究却很少。由于有关该亚属的所有信息都很零散,而且在大多数情况下仅限于实体图书馆,因此本综述试图汇编过去一个半世纪以来出版的有关微卷尾蝇的所有信息,以便于对该主题感兴趣的专家查阅。本综述还讨论了该亚属的一些物种通过在人工繁殖地定居来适应人类影响环境的能力,从而成为动物和人类疾病的潜在传播媒介。
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Acta tropica
Acta tropica 医学-寄生虫学
CiteScore
5.40
自引率
11.10%
发文量
383
审稿时长
37 days
期刊介绍: Acta Tropica, is an international journal on infectious diseases that covers public health sciences and biomedical research with particular emphasis on topics relevant to human and animal health in the tropics and the subtropics.
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