Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) known to occur in Iran, with updated keys to the genera, subgenera and species of Aedes
The list of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) found in Iran is updated to include new country records, and keys are provided to identify the adult females and fourth-instar larvae to subfamily and genus. Keys are also provided to identify the adult females and fourth-instar larvae of Aedes to subgenus and species. New additions to the keys, which constitute a supplement to the keys of Azari-Hamidian & Harbach (2009), include Aedes cinereus, Ae. unilineatus, Mansonia uniformis and Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis, which were recently recorded in the country, and Ae. asiaticus, which was previously recognized as a subspecies of Ae. pulcritarsis. Seventy-three species representing eight genera are now known to occur in Iran.
Authors
- Shahyad Azari-Hamidian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-9638)
- Ralph E. Harbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1384-6972)
Institutions
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.1.4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76