Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Poland: An Update of Species Diversity and Current Challenges

Piotr Jawień; Wolf Peter Pfitzner; Francis Schaffner; Dorota Kiewra

doi:10.3390/insects15050353

Insects (May 2024)

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Poland: An Update of Species Diversity and Current Challenges

Piotr Jawień,
Wolf Peter Pfitzner,
Francis Schaffner,
Dorota Kiewra

Affiliations

Piotr Jawień: Department of Microbial Ecology and Acaroentomology, University of Wroclaw, Przybyszewskiego Str. 63, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland
Wolf Peter Pfitzner: KABS e. V., Georg-Peter-Süß Str. 3, 67346 Speyer, Germany
Francis Schaffner: Francis Schaffner Consultancy, Lörracherstrasse 50, 4125 Riehen, Switzerland
Dorota Kiewra: Department of Microbial Ecology and Acaroentomology, University of Wroclaw, Przybyszewskiego Str. 63, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15050353
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 5
p. 353

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This article presents the current state of knowledge of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) occurring in Poland. In comparison to the most recently published checklists (1999 and 2007), which listed 47 mosquito species, four species (Aedes japonicus, Anopheles daciae, Anopheles hyrcanus, and Anopheles petragnani) are added to the Polish fauna. Our new checklist of Polish mosquito fauna includes 51 species of mosquitoes from five genera: Aedes (30), Anopheles (8), Coquillettidia (1), Culiseta (7), and Culex (5). Aspects of the ecology and biology of the Polish mosquito fauna, with particular emphasis on newly recorded species, are discussed.

Published in Insects

ISSN: 2075-4450 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/insects/

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