Rediscovering the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Estonia: an annotated checklist with distribution maps and DNA evidence Author Kirik, Heli 0000-0002-5654-4045 Estonian University of Life Sciences, Inst of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi 5 D, 51006 Tartu, Estonia & hekirik @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5654 - 4045 hekirik@gmail.com Author Tummeleht, Lea Estonian University of Life Sciences, Inst of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi 62, 51006 Tartu, Estonia Author Kurina, Olavi 0000-0002-4858-4629 Estonian University of Life Sciences, Inst of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi 5 D, 51006 Tartu, Estonia & olavi. kurina @ emu. ee; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4858 - 4629 olavi.kurina@emu.ee text Zootaxa 2022 2022-02-03 5094 2 261 287 journal article 20788 10.11646/zootaxa.5094.2.3 9f61afca-6905-40a6-9dfd-d0d05e940641 1175-5326 5965149 5E46B86A-1E84-4302-A82D-7D9BB94CB758 19. Aedes ( Ochlerotatus ) sticticus ( Meigen, 1838 ) ( Fig. 4A ) Published source: Kirik et al . (2021: 11) . Voucher material: 1♀ , Külitse ( 58° 20′ 5″ N , 26° 35′ 57″ E ), 01–03.VIII.2020 , V . Oborina leg., H. Kirik det., Mosquito Magnet trap , IZBE0210213 , GenBank : OK465163 ; 1♂ , Tartu ( 58° 20′ 52″ N , 26° 41′ 37″ E ), 17.07.201 7, T . Kesküla leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net , IZBE0210249 ; 1♀ , Tartu ( 58° 23′ 40″ N , 26° 44′ 05″ E ), 05.VII.2017 , H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net , IZBE0210214 , GenBank : OK465164 . Comment: 231 mosquitoes (1.0% of all specimens collected) were identified as Ae. sticticus . This species appears to be uncommon in the country based on the current collections. However, the abundance of Ae. sticticus has been found to depend on floods, and they can be numerous at certain times ( Schäfer & Lundström 2009 ). Their relatively low numbers in this study could be due to collection bias. Interestingly, Ae. sticticus was encountered more often in August, which is unusual compared to most Aedes species in the area. Overall, some Ae . sticticus can be found in Estonia throughout the summer, from June to September.