First record of Culex modestus in Finland-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

First record of Culex modestus in Finland

Published:2023-06-25 Issue:2 Volume:41 Page:63-66
ISSN:2054-930X
Container-title:Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association
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Short-container-title:JEMC

Author:

Culverwell C.L.¹^ORCID,Vapalahti O.¹²³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Viral Zoonoses Research Unit, Department of Virology, Medicum, Haartmaninkatu 3, University of Helsinki, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.

2. Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agnes Sjöbergin Katu 2, P.O. Box 66, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.

3. Virology and Immunology, Diagnostic Center, HUSLAB, Helsinki University Hospital, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.

Abstract

During the course of identifications of mosquitoes collected around Finland in summer 2022 an adult Culex male from the southwestern coast was of immediate interest due to its noticeable morphological differences from the recorded fauna. Upon examination, the genitalia keyed to Culex modestus, and subsequent sequences of the barcoding region of Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) confirmed the identification. This is the first finding of Cx. modestus in Finland, and the northernmost record of the species in Europe. It becomes the 44th mosquito species recorded from the country.

Publisher

Brill

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/jemc/41/2/article-p63_3.xml

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