SPECIES COMPOSITION AND BIOTOPIC DISTRIBUTION OF MALARIA MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) IN BELARUS

This paper presents data on species composition, breeding sites and geographical distribution of malarial mosquitoes in Belarus. We identified 6 species of blood-sucking mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles: An. claviger, An. daciae, An. maculipennis s. s., An. messeae s. s., An. plumbeus and An. hyrcanus. The species Aporheles hyrcanus Pallas, 1771 was found for the first time for the of Belarus. Most larval habitats are dominated by mosquitoes An. messeae s. l. including cryptic species An. daciae and An. messeae s. s. On the territory Republic of Belarus An. plumbeus was found in synanthropic habitat for the first time.