Culex (Maillotia) arbieeni Salem, 1938

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A., Ahmad, Syed Kamran, Turner, James & Azari-Hamidian, Shahyad, 2023, An overview of the mosquitoes of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Culicidae), with updated keys to the adult females, Zootaxa 5394 (1), pp. 1-76 : 45

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Culex (Maillotia) arbieeni Salem, 1938 View in CoL ( Fig. 43 View FIGURE 43 )

Type locality. Sinai, Egypt.

Distribution. This species is found in the Afrotropical and Palaearctic Regions ( Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019). In the Middle East and North Africa, it has been recorded in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen ( Mattingly & Knight 1956; White 1980; Harbach et al. 1989; Minář 1991; van Harten & Wagener, 1994; Brunhes et al. 2000; Alahmed et al. 2009; Al Ahmad et al. 2011; Moosa-Kazemi et al. 2009; Al Ashry et al. 2014; Azari-Hamadian et al. 2019; Wilkerson et al. 2021). It was recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia by Alahmed et al. (2009).

Remarks. The larval siphon of Cx. arbieeni has numerous strong setae on the distal 0.67 of the dorsolateral area, a unique feature which distinguishes the species from the larvae of other species of Culex in the region ( Azari-Hamidian & Harbach 2009).

Medical importance. Culex arbieeni is of no medical importance to humans ( Becker et al. 2020).

References

Al Ashry, H. A., Kenawy, M. A. & Shobrak, M. (2014) Fauna of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicida [sic]) in Asir Provence [sic], Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 44 (1), 173 - 186. https: // doi. org / 10.12816 / 0006457

Alahmed, M. A., Al Kuriji, M. A., Kheir, S. M. Alahmedi, S. A., Al Hatabbi, M. J. & Al Gashmari, M. A. M. (2009) Mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) and seasonal activity in Makkah Al Mukarramah Region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 39 (3), 991 - 1013.

Azari-Hamidian, S. & Harbach, R. E. (2009) Keys to the adult females and fourth-instar larvae of the mosquitoes of Iran (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa, 2078 (1), 1 - 33. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 2078.1.1

Azari-Hamidian, S., Norouzi, B. & Harbach, R. E. (2019) A detailed review of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Iran and their medical and veterinary importance. Acta Tropica, 194, 106 - 122. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. actatropica. 2019.03.019

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Salem, H. H. (1938) The mosquito fauna of Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) with a description of two new species. The Egyptian University, the Faculty of Medicine Publication No. 16. The Faculty of Medicine, The Egyptian University, Cairo, 31 pp., 19 pls.

van Harten, A. & Wagener, B. (1994) Terrestrial arthropods of the Republic of Yemen. A checklist. Sana'a Yemen, Yemeni- German plant Protection Project. ii + 147 pp.

White, G. B. (1980) Family Culicidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. (Ed.), Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. 114 - 148.

Wilkerson, R. C., Linton, Y. - M. & Strickman, D. A. (2021) Mosquitoes of the world. Vols 1 and 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltomore, Maryland, 1308 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 021 - 04848 - 6