First Record of<i>Stegomyia albopicta</i>[<i>Aedes albopictus</i>] In Belize

Ortega‐Morales, Aldo I.; Mis-Ávila, Pedro; Dominguez-Galera, Marco; Canul-Amaro, Guillermo; Esparza-Aguilar, Jorge; Carlos-Azueta, Juan; Badillo-Perry, Saúl; Marín, Pablo; Polanco, Jorge; Fernández‐Salas, Ildefonso

doi:10.3958/059.035.0208

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“…Likewise, 2 adult females were collected at 1600 h, resting on the collection personnel in the Sacxan and Ramonal localities, 20 m from the Río Hondo. In Belize, the adjacent country, 112 mosquito species have been recorded (Pecor et al 2002, Ortega-Morales et al 2010b, of which 53 have not yet been recorded in Quintana Roo. Considering that the Quintana Roo State has a bigger area than Belize, 50,212 km 2 versus 22,800 km 2 , respectively, and both regions bear similar environmental (urban, suburban, and wild) and climate conditions, it is predicted that there are still missing species to be recorded in Quintana Roo.…”

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New Records and Updated Checklist of Mosquito Species in Quintana Roo, Mexico, Using DNA-Barcoding

Chan-Chablé¹,

Martínez‐Arce²,

Ortega‐Morales³

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Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

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Collections of mosquitoes were conducted as part of the entomological vector surveillance in Quintana Roo State, Mexico, during September 2015. Species collected included Anopheles gabaldoni, An. darlingi, Psorophora columbiae, Culex inflictus, Cx. trifidus, Cx. lactator, and Wyeomyia guatemala s.l. All the specimens were identified by morphological and molecular characters (DNA-barcoding). This is the 1st time these species are reported in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. This research updates and increases the list of species of mosquitoes in Quintana Roo from 79 to 86.

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New Records and Updated Checklist of Mosquito Species in Quintana Roo, Mexico, Using DNA-Barcoding

Chan-Chablé¹,

Martínez‐Arce²,

Ortega‐Morales³

et al. 2020

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

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“…aegypti is ubiquitous in urban settings in the Yucatán Peninsula and Belize, and Ae. albopictus, which also can transmit dengue virus, recently was recorded from Cancún in the Yucatán Peninsula as well as from Belize (Ortega-Morales et al 2010b, Salomón-Grajales et al 2012 Secondly, we cannot rule out the possibility that Ae. cozumelensis bites humans as well as domestic or wild animals, and thus may serve as a vector of known or yet to be discovered arboviruses in the Yucatán Peninsula or Belize.…”

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Aedes(Stegomyia)aegyptiandAedes (Howardina) cozumelensisin Yucatán State, México, with a summary of published collection records forAe. cozumelensis

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López-Uribe

Loroño-Pino

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Journal of Vector Ecology

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We collected mosquito immatures from artificial containers during 2010–2011 from 26 communities, ranging in size from small rural communities to large urban centers, located in different parts of Yucatán State in southeastern México. The arbovirus vector Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti was collected from all 26 examined communities, and nine of the communities also yielded another container-inhabiting Aedes mosquito: Aedes (Howardina) cozumelensis. The communities from which Ae. cozumelensis were collected were all small, rural communities (<6,000 inhabitants) in the north-central part of Yucatán State. These new collection records for Ae. cozumelensis demonstrate that this mosquito has a far broader geographic range in the Yucatán Peninsula than previously known. Ae. cozumelensis immatures were collected from both residential premises and cemeteries, with specimens recovered from rock holes as well as various artificial containers including metal cans, flower vases, buckets, tires and a water storage tank. The co-occurrence with Ae. aegypti in small rural communities poses intriguing questions regarding linkages between these mosquitoes, including the potential for direct competition for larval development sites. Additional studies are needed to determine how commonly Ae. cozumelensis feeds on human blood and whether it is naturally infected with arboviruses or other pathogens of medical or veterinary importance. We also summarize the published records for Ae. cozumelensis, which are restricted to collections from México’s Yucatán Peninsula and Belize, and uniformly represent geographic locations where Ae. aegypti can be expected to occur.

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“…albopictus mosquitoes, which are native to Southeast Asia, emerged in the continental United States in 1985 and thereafter spread rapidly across the southeastern United States and into northern Mexico ( 2 , 3 ). These mosquitoes have also been found in the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon in northern Mexico, Chiapas in southern Mexico, and south of Mexico in Guatemala and Belize ( 3 – 9 ). These findings are now complemented by our collection of Ae.…”

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“…albopictus mosquitoes in Cancun was not surprising because these mosquitoes have been found in nearby Belize ( 9 ). Cancun is also a major port for ships carrying tourists and goods that originate in areas to which Ae.…”

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