Aedes cordellieri
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| Aedes cordellieri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Diceromyia |
| Species: | A. cordellieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes cordellieri Huang, 1986 | |
Aedes cordellieri is a sub-Saharan African species of mosquito suspected of being a vector of yellow fever.[1] The species name honors Dr. Roger Cordellier, a former medical entomologist with Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer (ORSTOM) in Ivory Coast, in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of the mosquito fauna of Africa.[1]
