Biomaterial Database

New records for Micronesian mosquitoes. 2011

Peter V Nunn, and Will K Reeves, and Curtis M Utter

US Army Public Health Command Region-Pacific, Unit 45006, MCHB-AJ-TLD, APO, AP 96343-5006, USA.

The mosquito fauna of Micronesia is diverse and subject to introductions of exotic species and local extinctions. We report on 2 recently identified populations of exotic mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus and Anopheles campestris, to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Guam.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008849	Micronesia	The collective name for islands of the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, including the Mariana, PALAU, Caroline, Marshall, and Kiribati Islands. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p761 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p350)	Caroline Islands,Ellice Islands,Gilbert Islands,Kiribati,Mariana Islands,Marshall Islands,Nauru,Tuvalu,Johnston Island,Micronesia, Federated States of,Northern Mariana Islands,Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)
D009033	Culicidae	A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance.	Mosquitoes,Mosquitos,Mosquito
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D058865	Introduced Species	Non-native organisms brought into a region, habitat, or ECOSYSTEM by human activity.	Alien Species,Invasive Species,Alien Specy