Journal of Medical Entomology (2022) 59, 987-996

Seyed-Aghil Jaberhashemi, Shahyad Azari-Hamidian, Aboozar Soltani, Kourosh Azizi, Hedayat Dorzaban, Mojtaba Norouzi and Elaheh Daghighi (2022)
The fauna, diversity, and bionomics of Culicinae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran
Journal of Medical Entomology 59 (3), 987-996
Abstract: Hormozgan Province is one of the important foci of malaria in Iran. In addition to malaria pathogens, mosquitoes also transmit the pathogens that cause dirofilariasis and West Nile fever in the province. Also, the threat of emerging aedine-borne viruses that cause infections, such as Chikungunya, dengue, and Zika, is noticeable. There is little information about the fauna and bionomics of Culicinae in the province. The present investigation aimed to study the fauna, diversity, and bionomics of culicines. The study was conducted from September 2016 to April 2017 in four counties of Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir, Bashagard, and Jask. In total, 3,236 larvae and 1,901 adults including 16 culicine species were collected. The larvae of Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart) (25.65%), Culex pipiens Linnaeus (16.62%), and Cx. quinquefasciatus Say (16.16%) were most abundant and Cx. hortensis Ficalbi (0.09%) was least abundant. Among adults, Cx. laticinctus Edwards (33.19%), Cx. quinquefasciatus (31.09%), and Cx. pipiens (11.99%) were the most prevalent species and Cs. longiareolata (0.47%), Aedes caballus (Theobald) (0.90%), and Cx. bitaeniorhynchus Giles (0.90%) were the least prevalent species. The pairwise similarities of fauna of the counties and different collecting methods and diversity indices were investigated. More ecological data, especially on host preference, seasonality, and larval habitat characteristics, are needed as a basic knowledge for any intervention measures using integrated vector management.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Culex quinquefasciatus		Iran
	Culex pipiens		Iran
	Aedes vexans		Iran
	Culex theileri		Iran
	Aedes caspius		Iran
	Culex bitaeniorhynchus		Iran
	Aedes caballus		Iran
	Aedes vittatus		Iran
	Culex perexiguus		Iran
	Culex mimeticus		Iran