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1 December 2007 Checklist of Iranian mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
Shahyad Azari-Hamidian
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Abstract

The mosquito fauna of Iran includes seven genera, 64 species, and three subspecies. The records of 12 other species should be verified. There are 24 species in the most recent checklist of Iranian Anopheles. Two species, An. peditaeniatus and An. fluviatilis species V, have been reported since. An. atroparvus, An. labranchiae, and An. martinius of the Maculipennis Group, and An. cinereus, An. nigerrimus, and An. rhodesiensis rupicola were recorded previously but are not included in the checklist. The checklist of Iranian Culicinae includes ten species of the tribe Aedini, but there are some records of four other species: Aedes aegypti, Ochlerotatus berlandi, Oc. chelli, and Oc. dorsalis. The genus Culex includes 19 species, excluding Cx. impudicus, which has not been collected recently, and some doubtful records of Cx. univittatus, Cx. vishnui, and Cx. vagans. The genus Culiseta includes five species and the genera Coquillettidia and Uranotaenia each include one species in Iran. No information is available for the An. subpictus, Oc. caspius, Oc. detritus, and Oc. pulcritaris species complexes in Iran. The An. claviger and Cx. pipiens complexes and the An. hyrcanus group require review.

Shahyad Azari-Hamidian "Checklist of Iranian mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)," Journal of Vector Ecology 32(2), 235-242, (1 December 2007). https://doi.org/10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[235:COIMDC]2.0.CO;2
Received: 16 February 2007; Accepted: 16 July 2007; Published: 1 December 2007
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KEYWORDS
Culicidae
Iran
Middle East
southwestern Asia
species checklist
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