Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818

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 : 265

1. Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818

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Published sources: Remm (1957: 156), Burtin (2014: 33), Khalin et al. (2020: 61), Kirik et al. (2021: 11).

Voucher material: 1♀, Tartu (58° 21′ 26″ N, 26° 42′ 60″ E), 14. VI .2017, T . Kesküla leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210180 ; 1♂, Tartu (58° 21′ 23″ N, 26° 44′ 31″ E), 24.IX.2017, T . Kesküla leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210247 ; 1♀, Tartu (58° 23′ 24″ N, 26° 42′ 55″ E), 14.IX.2016, H. Kirik leg., H. Kirik det., sweep net, IZBE0210181 , GenBank : OK465139 .

Comment: 1,436 mosquitoes (5.9% of all specimens collected) were identified as Ae. cinereus . This species is abundant in Estonia and can be found almost everywhere from June to September. Also, Ae. cinereus can be numerous at times, especially towards the end of the summer, based on the data of the present study. It should be noted that adult females are difficult to differentiate from the closely related Ae. geminus based on morphology alone; thus, specimens of Ae. geminus could also be among the specimens of Ae. cinereus collected during the study.

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FIGURE 2. Maps showing the historic and current collection points of individual mosquito species in Estonia. A, Aedes (Aedes) cinereus; B, Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans; C, Aedes annulipes group; D, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius; E, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cataphylla; F, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis; G, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) cyprius; H, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus. Numbers indicate original data and correspond to on the numbers in Fig. 1. Red diamonds indicate localities collected by Remm (1955). In cases where Remm indicated the species was widely distributed in Estonia, the area is shaded in gray.