First Detections of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium and the Netherlands
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Authors
Deblauwe, I.
Ibanez-Justicia, A.
De Wolf, K.
Smitz, N.
Schneider, A.
Stroo, A.
Jacobs, F.
Vanslembrouck, A.
Gombeer, S.
Dekoninck, W.
Muller, R.
Van Bortel, W.
Discipline
Biological sciences
Subject
Invertebrates
Audience
Scientific
Date
2021Metadata
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Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata (Macquart) (Diptera: Culicidae) is an ornithophilic mosquito species that occurs in the southern Palaearctic Region from the Azores to Central Asia, the Ethiopian Region, India, and Pakistan. Although it has a widespread distribution range, the species was only recently reported in Western and Central Europe. Between 2017 and 2020, larvae, pupae, and adults of Cs. longiareolata (n = 161) were found at 13 distinct locations in Belgium (n = 4) and The Netherlands (n = 9). Collected mosquitoes were morphologically identified and the identification was then validated by COI DNA barcoding. These are the first records of the species in the above-mentioned countries. The present results suggest that Cs. longiareolata could be increasing its distribution range in temperate regions, indicating a warming climate. As the species might be a potential vector of bird pathogens (e.g., West Nile virus), its spread in Western Europe is noteworthy.
Citation
Deblauwe, I.; Ibanez-Justicia, A.; De Wolf, K.; Smitz, N.; Schneider, A.; Stroo, A.; Jacobs, F.; Vanslembrouck, A.; Gombeer, S.; Dekoninck, W.; Muller, R.; Van Bortel, W. (2021). First Detections of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium and the Netherlands. , Journal of Medical Entomology, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab127.Identifiers
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Article
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Yes
Language
eng