Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916

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 : 266

6. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla Dyar, 1916

( Fig. 2E )

Published sources: Remm (1957: 154), Khalin et al. (2020: 66), Kirik et al. (2021: 11).

Voucher material: 1♀, Tartu (58° 23′ 44″ N, 26° 43′ 44″ E), 06.VI.2017, H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210188 , GenBank: OK465143 ; 1♀, Tartu (58° 20′ 52″ N, 26° 41′ 37″ E), 14.VI.2017, T. Kesküla leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210189 , GenBank: OK465144 ; 1♂, Tartu (58° 23′ 40″ N, 26° 44′ 05″ E), 14.VI.2017, H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210244 .

Comment: 3,951 mosquitoes (16.2% of all specimens collected) were identified as Ae. cataphylla , making it the third most common mosquito species in Estonia. This species is abundant almost everywhere in the country and can be numerous at times. As is typical for a spring-time species, Ae. cataphylla are most active in May, but some specimens can be found until September.

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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.