@article {190, title = {Anopheles daciae, a new country record for Finland}, journal = {Medical and Veterinary Entomology}, year = {2020}, month = {jan}, pages = {mve.12431}, abstract = {

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) were collected throughout Finland between 2013 and 2018 to determine species distributions. During the course of molecular identifications of specimens belonging to the Anopheles maculipennis complex, ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 sequences and link-reared specimens revealed the presence of Anopheles daciae Linton, Nicolescu \& Harbach (n = 37), a new country record, as well as Anopheles messeae Falleroni (n = 19) in the collections. Although the sample size is low, distinctions are apparent in the distributions of these two species, with An. daciae present in south-eastern and central Finland, including the regions of Kanta-H\äme, Pirkanmaa, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, P\äij\ät-H\äme and Satakunta, and An. messeae present in the southern and south-eastern regions of \Åland (Ahvenan- maa), Etel\ä-Savo, Kanta-H\äme, Kymenlaakso, P\äij\ät-H\äme, Satakunta, Uusimaa and Varsinais-Suomi. All reports of An. messeae in Finland prior to 2018 should therefore be recognized as potentially being either An. messeae or An. daciae. Because these species are potential vectors of malarial protozoa, it is important to have full knowledge of their distributions across Europe, particularly in the face of climate warming.

}, keywords = {Anopheles daciae, Anopheles maculipennis complex, Anophelinae, Finland}, issn = {0269-283X}, doi = {10.1111/mve.12431}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mve.12431}, author = {Culverwell, C Lorna and Vapalahti, O P and Harbach, Ralph E} } @article {153, title = {A report on the mosquitoes of mainland {\r A}land, southwestern Finland and revised list of Finnish mosquitoes}, journal = {Medical and Veterinary Entomology}, volume = {32}, year = {2018}, pages = {145{\textendash}154}, abstract = {

To successfully implement surveillance or control strategies for mosquitoes, up-to-date knowledge of regional species composition is vital. The last report regarding mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the \Åland archipelago, southwestern Finland listed 19 species (Utrio, 1979). To determine the current species diversity, one collection trip was made to mainland \Åland in 2015 and three in 2016. Mosquitoes (n=3286) were collected as both adult and immature life stages from 88 collections within 29 1-km2 areas. Fifteen of the 19 previously reported species were obtained, leaving the current status of four species uncertain. At least 11 species previously not reported from \Åland, but confirmed on the Finnish mainland, were collected. Aedes geminus Peus was identified based on examination of the gonostylus, and represents a new species distribution for Finland. Anopheles maculipennis s.s. Meigen was confirmed from cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequence data and is reinstated on the list of Finnish species, along with Ochlerotatus sticticus (Meigen). Dahliana geniculata (Olivier) was found in two locations, in 2 months, indicating that there is an established population in \Åland. The present data confirm that at least 27 species inhabit mainland \Åland, rising to 31 when historical data are included. The Finnish mosquito fauna is increased from 38 to 41 species.
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}, keywords = {Aedes geminus, Anopheles maculipennis, Dahliana geniculata, Finland, mosquitoes, Ochlerotatus sticticus, {\AA}land}, issn = {13652915}, doi = {10.1111/mve.12272}, author = {Culverwell, C. L.} }