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14 June 2021 Mosquito fauna in Extremadura (western Spain): Updated catalog with new records, distribution maps, and medical relevance
Daniel Bravo-Barriga, Antonio P. Gouveia de Almeida, Sarah Delacour-Estrella, Rosa Estrada Peña, Javier Lucientes, José M. Sánchez-Murillo, Eva Frontera
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An important element of vector control and surveillance of mosquito-borne diseases is updated information on vector species distribution. The aim of this study was to collect available information about mosquito species reported in Extremadura between 1920 and 2020 and create a catalog that would combine both published data and our recent field identifications. An exhaustive list is hereby presented, including species status and detailed distribution maps at a municipal level as well as their importance for public health. A total of 33 species, classified into five genera: Anopheles (five species), Aedes (14), Culex (nine), Culiseta (four), and Orthopodomyia (one) has been recorded, including 31 autochthonous, one invasive, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus, and one disappeared since 1953, Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti. For the first time in Extremadura, we report the presence of important vectors such as Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans vexans and Culex (Culex) perexiguus, and the new record of six species in the province of Badajoz, namely: Aedes (Dahliana) echinus, Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) berlandi, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) pulcritarsis, Culex (Culex) mimeticus, and Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea. Nineteen of these species are potential vectors of medical and veterinary relevance.

Daniel Bravo-Barriga, Antonio P. Gouveia de Almeida, Sarah Delacour-Estrella, Rosa Estrada Peña, Javier Lucientes, José M. Sánchez-Murillo, and Eva Frontera "Mosquito fauna in Extremadura (western Spain): Updated catalog with new records, distribution maps, and medical relevance," Journal of Vector Ecology 46(1), 70-82, (14 June 2021). https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-46.1.70
Received: 10 November 2020; Accepted: 28 January 2021; Published: 14 June 2021
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diversity
Extremadura
mosquitoes
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