First detections of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera Culicidae) in Belgium and the Netherlands

Isra Deblauwe; Adolfo Ibanez-Justicia; Katrien De Wolf; Nathalie Smitz; Anna Schneider; Arjan Stroo; Frans Jacobs; Adwine Vanslembrouck; Sophie Gombeer; Wouter Dekoninck; Ruth Müller; Wim Van Bortel

doi:10.1093/jme/tjab127

First detections of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera Culicidae) in Belgium and the Netherlands

Isra Deblauwe, Adolfo Ibanez-Justicia, Katrien De Wolf, Nathalie Smitz, Anna Schneider, Arjan Stroo, Frans Jacobs, Adwine Vanslembrouck, Sophie Gombeer, Wouter Dekoninck, Ruth Müller, Wim Van Bortel

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	58
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	2524-2532
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0022-2585
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab127
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

new species record
DNA barcoding
mosquito surveillance
range expansion
climate change
AEDES-JAPONICUS-JAPONICUS
ALBOPICTUS
MOSQUITOS
IDENTIFICATION
CHECKLIST
GERMANY

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MEMO: Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium
Van Bortel, W., Deblauwe, I., Coosemans, M. & Müller, R.
1/07/17 → 30/06/20
Project: Research Project

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First detections of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera Culicidae) in Belgium and the Netherlands

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