Fauna of Blood-Sucking Insects of the Gnus Complex in the Northwestern Region of Russia. III. Mosquitoes (Culicidae)

Khalin, A. V.; Aibulatov, S. V.

doi:10.1134/s0013873820010066

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“…cinereus [ 73 ]. This species is distributed in different bioclimatic floors, such as Russia, Europe, Central Asia, Australia, and North America, revealing their strong adaptation potential [ 74 ]. Ae.…”

Section: Mosquitoes and Francisellamentioning

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“…cinereus is a floodwater species characterized by a specific biotope for its development [ 74 ]. This mosquito prefers forests and small bodies of stagnant water with a pH ranging from 6 to 9 [ 73 , 74 , 75 ]. Ae.…”

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“…cinereus peak in July and then decrease in September [ 77 ]. Females have double activity, nocturnal and diurnal, and are mainly attracted by humans, although they can also bite rodents and birds [ 74 ].…”

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Tularemia as a Mosquito-Borne Disease

2020

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Francisella tularensis (Ft) is the etiological agent of tularemia, a disease known for over 100 years in the northern hemisphere. Ft includes four subspecies, of which two are the etiologic agents of tularemia: Ft subsp. tularensis (Ftt) and Ft subsp. holarctica (Fth), mainly distributed in North America and the whole northern hemisphere, respectively. Several routes of human infection with these bacteria exist, notably through bites of Ixodidae ticks. However, mosquitoes represent the main vectors of Fth in Scandinavia, where large tularemia outbreaks have occurred, usually during the warm season. The mechanisms making mosquitoes vectors of Fth are still unclear. This review covers the inventory of research work and epidemiological data linking tularemia to mosquitoes in Scandinavia and highlights the gaps in understanding mosquitoes and Ft interactions.

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Tularemia as a Mosquito-Borne Disease

2020

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“…First of these was a literature review listing 38 mosquito species (Huldén & Huldén 2014), but this information was further built upon and corrected in later articles (Culverwell 2018;Culverwell et al 2020;Culverwell et al 2021), with the most recent list including 43 species. Similarly, a recent comprehensive overview was written about the mosquitoes of northwestern Russia, reporting a total of 46 species and comparing the results to data from neighboring countries (Khalin & Aibulatov 2020). This was followed by a publication about the northernmost records of these mosquito species (Khalin & Aibulatov 2021).…”

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Rediscovering the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Estonia: an annotated checklist with distribution maps and DNA evidence

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Kurina

2022

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Female mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) affect their hosts in numerous negative ways and are crucial to the spread of vector-borne pathogens. It is, therefore, important to have a detailed overview of regional mosquitoes, to be able to detect changes in species diversity and identify possible health threats. The aim of this study was to update the checklist of the mosquito fauna of Estonia for the first time since 1957. For this purpose, 24,344 adult mosquitoes (94% females) were collected in Estonia from 2008 to 2020 using various trapping methods. Specimens were primarily identified by morphological characteristics, but DNA barcoding based on the partial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (COI) was also used. Species were included in the checklist based on historical records as well as new collections, while also considering reports from neighboring countries. Species records are supplemented with voucher specimens, distribution maps and DNA evidence. The updated checklist includes 34 species, 27 of which were confirmed with recently collected material. All in all, Aedes communis (de Geer, 1776) proved to be the most common mosquito in Estonia, accounting for 30.1% of the specimens collected. This is noteworthy, as this species has been implicated in the transmission of multiple disease agents present in the area. New evidence revealed the presence of Ae. hexodontus Dyar, 1916, Ae. sticticus (Meigen, 1838), Anopheles messeae Falleroni, 1926 and Culiseta bergrothi (Edwards, 1921) in Estonia.

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“…In this article we examine all the species of Culicidae present in the NWR fauna, with the exception of Aedes species. We use our earlier data (Khalin and Aibulatov, 2020), e.g., the results of identification of the material collected by S.V. Aibulatov and A.V.…”

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