Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar & Knab, 1913

Kirik, Heli, Tummeleht, Lea & Kurina, Olavi, 2022, Rediscovering the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Estonia: an annotated checklist with distribution maps and DNA evidence, Zootaxa 5094 (2), pp. 261-287 : 267

9. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar & Knab, 1913

( Fig. 2H )

Published sources: Remm (1957: 154), Burtin (2014: 45), Kirik et al. (2021: 11).

Voucher material: 1♂, Tartu (58° 23′ 44″ N, 26° 43′ 44″ E), 07.VI.2013, V. Burtin leg., V. Burtin det. , sweep net, IZBE0210010 .

Comment: In this study, only one mosquito was identified as Ae. diantaeus . This single specimen was collected in southeastern Estonia at the beginning of June. More research is needed to better understand the abundance of this species in the country.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Maps showing the historic and current collection points of individual mosquito species in Estonia. A, Aedes (Aedes) cinereus; B, Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans; C, Aedes annulipes group; D, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius; E, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla; F, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis; G, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cyprius; H, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus. Numbers indicate original data and correspond to on the numbers in Fig. 1. Red diamonds indicate localities collected by Remm (1955). In cases where Remm indicated the species was widely distributed in Estonia, the area is shaded in gray.