First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) on São tomé island

摘要: Biological invasions have critical impacts on native biodiversity and human societies especially oceanic islands that are fragile threatened ecosystems. The invasive tiger mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) to Southeast Asia has been introduced during the past 30 years almost everywhere in world, including Americas, Pacific, Europe Africa. It reported for first time Gulf of Guinea 2000, Cameroon, then Bioko Island 2003 more recently Gabon 2007. Here we report record Ae. Sao Tome Island. Although cannot estimate precisely year introduction Island, it most likely arrived within last 10 years. By sequencing mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase gene from individual adults, detected three haplotypes already present mainland More studies needed explore dynamics its expansion competition with insular mosquitoes.