Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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. This is a stub article; you can help improve it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.