Rediscovering the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Estonia: an annotated checklist with distribution maps and DNA evidence Kirik, Heli Tummeleht, Lea Kurina, Olavi Zootaxa 2022 2022-02-03 5094 2 261 287 89VSY (Meigen, 1830) Meigen 1830 [179,728,1698,1725] Insecta Culicidae Aedes Animalia Diptera 4 265 Arthropoda species annulipes Ochlerotatus   ( Fig. 2C)  Published sources: Remm (1957: 154), Burtin (2014: 43), Kirik et al. (2021: 11, as part of the  Aedes( Ochlerotatus) annulipesgroup).   Voucher material:  1♀, Mändjala( 58° 12′ 56″ N, 22° 19′ 56″ E),  16.VI.2015, L. Tummelehtleg., H. Kirikdet.,  Mosquito Magnettrap, IZBE0210241, GenBank: OK465167;  1♂, Omedu ( 58° 45′ 09″ N, 27° 02′ 23″ E),  06.VI.2015, O. Kurinaleg., O. Kurinadet., sweep net, IZBE021218.   Comment:  Aedes annulipesbelongs to the Ae. annulipesgroup, along with Ae.  cantans( Meigen, 1818), Ae.  cyprius Ludlow, 1920, Ae.  euedes Howard, Dyar & Knab, 1913, Ae.  excrucians(Walker, 1956), Ae.  flavescens( Müller, 1764), Ae.  riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907, etc. ( Becker et al.2020).  Aedes annulipescan be morphologically distinguished from others species of the group, but this can be difficult when it comes to adult females. This is because of the variability in their morphological traits as well as inconclusive DNA evidence, making species identification time and resource extensive. For the purposes of this study, mosquitoes with morphology similar to Ae. annulipeswere designated as specimens of the Ae. annulipesgroup. In total, 2,091 individuals (8.6% of all specimens collected) were identified as simply belonging to the group. These mosquitoes were active from May to October, but were most numerous in June. Two specimens, which corresponded well to both the morphological description of Ae.  annulipesand the partial COIsequences found in online databases, were chosen as the local voucher specimens. 3462301335 OK465167 2015-06-16 IZBE H. Kirik 58.215557 17 22.332224 4 265 IZBE0210241 1 1 3462301359 2015-06-06 IZBE O. Kurina O. Kurina 58.7525 17 27.039722 4 265 IZBE021218 1 1