Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians ( Walker, 1856 )

Kirik, Heli, Tummeleht, Lea & Kurina, Olavi, 2022, Rediscovering the mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of Estonia: an annotated checklist with distribution maps and DNA evidence, Zootaxa 5094 (2), pp. 261-287 : 268

11. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians ( Walker, 1856)

( Fig. 3B )

Published sources: Remm (1957: 154), Burtin (2014: 46), Kirik et al. (2021: 11).

Voucher material: 1♀, Tipu (58° 21′ 47″ N, 25° 3′ 29″ E), 31.V–03.VI.2018, H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., Malaise trap, IZBE0210195 , GenBank: OK465149 ; 1♀, Tartu (58° 21′ 13″ N, 26° 40′ 45″ E), 24.VI.2017, T. Kes- küla leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210196 , GenBank: OK465150 ; 1♂, Tartu (58° 23′ 23″ N, 26° 41′ 58″ E), 30.V.2015, O. Kurina leg., O. Kurina det., sweep net, IZBE0210197 .

Comment: 193 mosquitoes (0.8% of all collected specimens collected) were identified as Ae. excrucians . The species appears to be uncommon in the country based on this study, but individuals can be found from May to October, although the peak of their activity seems to be in June.

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FIGURE 3. Maps showing the historic and current collection points of individual mosquito species in Estonia. A, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis; B, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians; C, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) flavescens; D, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) hexodontus; E, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) intrudens; F, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) leucomelas; G, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) nigrinus; H, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor. For details, see Fig. 2.