A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan, China

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Hua Shi²  Xiangyu Li⁴  Yan Wang⁴  Wei Zhao¹  Zhongling Lin⁵  Xiaohua Wang⁵  Zhenzhou Yang²  Jiannong Xu³  Yajun Ma⁴ 

[1] Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, China;Center for Disease Control and Prevention of P.L.A, 20 Dongdajie Road Fengtai District, 100071 Beijing China;Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, PO Box 30001 MSC 3AF, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA;Department of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, 200433 Shanghai, China;Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Haikou City, Haikou, Hainan, China

关键词: Video;    Biting midge;    Anopheles mosquito;    Culicoides anophelis;   

Others  :  823877
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-6-326

 received in 2013-10-23, accepted in 2013-11-11,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Biting midges are hematophagus ectoparasites of insects, humans and other animals. Culicoides (Trithicoides) anophelis Edwards1922 is a predator of engorged mosquitoes.

Findings

In a field trip of wild mosquito collections, C. anophelis was found on two Anopheles mosquitoes. One mosquito with a midge clinging onto its abdomen was caught on video demonstrating the act of the midge taking blood from the engorged mosquito Anopheles vagus. The midge C. anophelis has a broad host range. Documented in the literature, the midge has been found in various mosquito species in the genera Anopheles, Culex, Aedes and Armigeres.

Conclusions

A video clip was presented demonstrating a midge taking blood from an engorged mosquito. The host promiscuity of C. anophelis raises a concern about its potential as a mechanic or biological vector to spread viruses among mosquito populations.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Ma et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

【 图 表 】

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