TY - JOUR
T1 - Checklist and pictorial key to fourth-instar larvae of mosquitoes (Diptera
T2 - Culicidae) of Saudi Arabia
AU - Al Ahmad, Azzam M
AU - Sallam, Mohamed F
AU - Khuriji, Mohamed A
AU - Kheir, Salah M
AU - Azari-Hamidian, Shahyad
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia includes fauna from three zoogeographic regions: the Afrotropical, Oriental, and Palaearctic regions. To study the mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna of these regions in Saudi Arabia, larval collections were made at 15 sites during 2005-2006. Thirty-three species representing nine genera were found. Six species, Anopheles culicifacies Giles s.l., Anopheles subpictus Grassi s.l., Culex arbieeni Salem, Culex simpsoni Theobald, Culex univittatus Theobald, and Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday are reported for the first time for Saudi Arabia. An annotated checklist and an illustrated key to the fourth-instar larvae of the 33 species are presented, along with some remarks about problematic species. Eleven species of genus Anopheles Meigen, five species of tribe Aedini, 13 species of genus Culex L., two species of genus Culiseta Felt, one species of genus Lutzia Theobald, and one species of genus Uranotaenia Lynch Arribátlzaga were recorded during the study.
AB - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia includes fauna from three zoogeographic regions: the Afrotropical, Oriental, and Palaearctic regions. To study the mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna of these regions in Saudi Arabia, larval collections were made at 15 sites during 2005-2006. Thirty-three species representing nine genera were found. Six species, Anopheles culicifacies Giles s.l., Anopheles subpictus Grassi s.l., Culex arbieeni Salem, Culex simpsoni Theobald, Culex univittatus Theobald, and Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday are reported for the first time for Saudi Arabia. An annotated checklist and an illustrated key to the fourth-instar larvae of the 33 species are presented, along with some remarks about problematic species. Eleven species of genus Anopheles Meigen, five species of tribe Aedini, 13 species of genus Culex L., two species of genus Culiseta Felt, one species of genus Lutzia Theobald, and one species of genus Uranotaenia Lynch Arribátlzaga were recorded during the study.
KW - Animals
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Culicidae/anatomy & histology
KW - Larva/anatomy & histology
KW - Saudi Arabia
U2 - 10.1603/me10146
DO - 10.1603/me10146
M3 - Article
C2 - 21845930
SN - 0022-2585
VL - 48
SP - 717
EP - 737
JO - Journal of Medical Entomology
JF - Journal of Medical Entomology
IS - 4
ER -