Asiatische Tigermücke
In 1894, a British-Australian entomologist, Frederick A. Askew Skuse, was the first to scientifically describe the Asian tiger mosquito, which he named "Culex albopictus" (lat. ' "gnat", "midge" and ' "white-painted"). Later, the species was assigned to the genus "Aedes" (gr. , "unpleasant") and referred to as "Aedes albopictus". Like the yellow fever mosquito, it belongs to the subgenus "Stegomyia" (Gr. , "covered, roofed", referring to the scales that completely cover the dorsal surface in this subgenus, and , "fly") within the genus "Aedes". In 2004, scientists explored higher-level relationships and proposed a new classification within the genus "Aedes" and "Stegomyia" was elevated to the genus level, making "Aedes albopictus" now "Stegomyia albopicta". This is, however, a controversial matter, and the use of "Stegomyia albopicta" versus "Aedes albopictus" is continually debated.