@article {1134, title = {The geographic distribution of mosquito species in Sweden}, journal = {Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association}, volume = {31}, year = {2013}, month = {11/2013}, pages = {21-35}, abstract = {

Surveillance of the actual distribution of mosquito species in Northern Europe is fundamental for evaluating risk for emerging pathogens, and for research on potential vectors. The Swedish mosquito fauna composition and geographic distribution, originally described by Professor Christine Dahl in the 1970\´s, included 43 species. We have compiled the information published from 1978 to 2012, and our own surveillance data from 2001 to 2013, and compared this with the species list and geographic distribution provided in \“Taxonomy and geographic distribution of Swedish Culicidae\” by Dahl (1977). New species detected during these 36 years were Culiseta (Culicella) ochroptera (Peus, 1935) published 1984, Aedes (Aedes) rossicus Dolbeskin, Goritzkaja \& Mitrofanova, 1930 published 1986, Anopheles (Anopheles) beklemishevi published 1986, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) euedes (Howard, Dyar \& Knab, 1912) published 2001, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) first recorded in 2012, and Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903, first recorded in 2013. We provide maps with the distribution by province for each species, including historic information up until 1977, and new records from 1978 to 2013, showing the similarities and differences between the old and the new records. Important findings in recent years include the wide distribution of the Sindbis virus enzootic vector Culex (Culex) torrentium Martinii, 1925, and the more limited distribution of the potential West Nile virus vector Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758. The updated list of mosquito species in Sweden now includes 49 species.

}, keywords = {CDC Light Trap, Counter-flow trap, Culicidae, mosquito distribution, mosquito surveillance, Sweden}, author = {Lundstr{\"o}m, Jan O. and Sch{\"a}fer, Martina L. and Hesson, Jenny C. and Blomgren, Eric and Lindstr{\"o}m, Anders and Wahlqvist, Pernilla and Halling, Arne and Hagelin, Anna and Ahlm, Clas and Evander, Magnus and Broman, Tina and Forsman, Mats and Persson Vinnersten, Thomas Z.} } @article {1132, title = {Rediscovery of Anopheles algeriensis Theob. (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany after half a century}, journal = {Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association}, year = {2013}, month = {01/2013}, pages = {14-16}, abstract = {

Anopheles algeriensis, a mosquito species primarily found in the Mediterranean region and susceptible to Plasmodium spp., is one of seven Anopheles species previously reported from Germany. However, the last record dates back to 1958. Whether it was\ really absent since then or whether this is just a sign of neglected mosquito studies over several decades is unclear. The present\ study is part of a nationwide mosquito mapping project launched in 2011. We describe larval dip collections of An. algeriensis in\ 2013 from the inland salt meadow \“Brenner Moor\”, located in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, which represents the most\ northerly of all German An. algeriensis collection sites known so far. Despite several mosquito mapping projects carried out in\ Germany over recent years, An. algeriensis has not been detected within the last 55 years. Therefore this species appears to be\ extremely rare or at least rurally localised. Hence, it remains a very low risk vector in terms of autochthonous malaria\ transmission in Germany. Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association 31: 14-16, 2013

}, keywords = {Anopheles algeriensis, Culicidae, Germany}, author = {Kr{\"u}ger, Andreas and Tannich, Egbert} } @article {1129, title = {A recent survey of the mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna and seasonal human biting activity in the city of Chisinau, Moldova}, journal = {Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association}, year = {2013}, month = {01/2013}, pages = {1-7}, abstract = {

This is the first report on species composition and seasonal human biting activity of mosquitoes in the city of Chisinau, Moldova. In total 3,255 adult mosquitoes were collected in eight recreational areas. Sampling occurred by means of two methods:\ human landing collection and net-catches from vegetation. Altogether, 22 mosquito species in nine genera were found,\ representing 55\% of the species diversity in Moldova. Seventeen anthropophilic species with different seasonal patterns of biting activity were found in human landing collections. The most frequently captured species was Aedimorphus vexans (N = 1,514; 46.5\%)\ followed by Ochlerotatus annulipes (N = 403; 12.4\%), Dahliana geniculata (N = 330; 10.1\%), Culex modestus (N = 312; 9.6\%), Coquillettidia\ richiardii (N = 144; 4.4\%) and Oc. riparius (N = 117; 3.6\%). Eight of the species are the known vectors of West Nile virus in Europe;\ four of them are the natural vectors of Dirofilaria. Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association 31: 1-7, 2013

}, keywords = {anthropophilic mosquitoes, Chisinau, Culicidae, recreational areas, seasonal activity}, author = {Sulesco, Tatiana and Toderas, Lidia and Toderas, Ion} }