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3 February 2022 The Fauna, Diversity, and Bionomics of Culicinae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran
Seyed-Aghil Jaberhashemi, Shahyad Azari-Hamidian, Aboozar Soltani, Kourosh Azizi, Hedayat Dorzaban, Mojtaba Norouzi, Elaheh Daghighi
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Hormozgan Province is one of the important foci of malaria in Iran. In addition to malaria pathogens, mosquitoes also transmit the pathogens that cause dirofilariasis and West Nile fever in the province. Also, the threat of emerging aedine-borne viruses that cause infections, such as Chikungunya, dengue, and Zika, is noticeable. There is little information about the fauna and bionomics of Culicinae in the province. The present investigation aimed to study the fauna, diversity, and bionomics of culicines. The study was conducted from September 2016 to April 2017 in four counties of Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir, Bashagard, and Jask. In total, 3,236 larvae and 1,901 adults including 16 culicine species were collected. The larvae of Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart) (25.65%), Culex pipiens Linnaeus (16.62%), and Cx. quinquefasciatus Say (16.16%) were most abundant and Cx. hortensis Ficalbi (0.09%) was least abundant. Among adults, Cx. laticinctus Edwards (33.19%), Cx. quinquefasciatus (31.09%), and Cx. pipiens (11.99%) were the most prevalent species and Cs. longiareolata (0.47%), Aedes caballus (Theobald) (0.90%), and Cx. bitaeniorhynchus Giles (0.90%) were the least prevalent species. The pairwise similarities of fauna of the counties and different collecting methods and diversity indices were investigated. More ecological data, especially on host preference, seasonality, and larval habitat characteristics, are needed as a basic knowledge for any intervention measures using integrated vector management.

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Seyed-Aghil Jaberhashemi, Shahyad Azari-Hamidian, Aboozar Soltani, Kourosh Azizi, Hedayat Dorzaban, Mojtaba Norouzi, and Elaheh Daghighi "The Fauna, Diversity, and Bionomics of Culicinae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran," Journal of Medical Entomology 59(3), 987-996, (3 February 2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac003
Received: 2 August 2021; Accepted: 1 January 2022; Published: 3 February 2022
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KEYWORDS
Aedes
altitude
Culex
Culiseta
ecology
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