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| Culiseta annulata | |
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| Male specimen found in Trawscoed, North Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Culiseta |
| Species: | C. annulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Culiseta annulata (Schrank, 1776)
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Culiseta annulata is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]
Ecology
[edit]Culiseta annulata overwinters in its adult stage. In Northern Europe, females of this species are found in caves from autumn to early spring together with females of genus Culex (Culex pipiens, Culex torrentium, and Culex territans).[4][5]
In the Czech Republic the most frequent animals bitten by it are european fallow deer and red deer, however it also bites humans, sheep, other deer and pigs.[6]
On 16 October 2025 it became the first mosquito species with both male and females identified in Iceland.[7][8]
Vector potential
[edit]Japanese encephalitis virus RNA has been detected in its saliva and it is a competent if inefficient vector of Tahyna virus.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- ^ P.S. Cranston; C.D. Ramsdale; K.R. Snow; G.B. White (1987). Adults, Larvae, and Pupae of British Mosquitoes (Culicidae) A Key. Freshwater Biological Association. pp. 152 pp. ISBN 0-900386-46-0.
- ^ Razygraev, A. V. (2020). "A Comparative Study of Catalase Activity in Culiseta annulata (Schrank) and Culex pipiens L. (Diptera, Culicidae)". Entomological Review. 100 (2): 162–169. Bibcode:2020EntRv.100..162R. doi:10.1134/S0013873820020037. ISSN 1555-6689.
- ^ Razygraev, A. V.; Sulesco, T. M. (2020). "The Use of the Bayes Factor for Identification of Culex pipiens and C. torrentium (Diptera: Culicidae) Based on Morphometric Wing Characters". Entomological Review. 100 (2): 220–227. Bibcode:2020EntRv.100..220R. doi:10.1134/S0013873820020104. ISSN 1555-6689.
- ^ Kapustová, Anna; Fialová, Magdaléna K.; Svobodová, Milena; Brzoňová, Jana (20 July 2025). "Combining blood meal analysis and parasite detection yields a more comprehensive understanding of insect host feeding patterns". Parasites & Vectors. 18 288. doi:10.1186/s13071-025-06931-8. PMC 12276692. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Adam, Darren (2025-10-20). "Mosquitoes arrive in Iceland - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "Mosquitoes found in Iceland". mbl.is. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ Chapman, Gail E; Sherlock, Ken; Hesson, Jenny C.; Blagrove, Marcus S. C.; Lycett, Gareth J.; Archer, Debra; Solomon, Tom; Baylis, Matthew (12 August 2020). "Laboratory transmission potential of British mosquitoes for equine arboviruses". Parasites & Vectors. 13 (1) 413. doi:10.1186/s13071-020-04285-x. PMC 7425075. Retrieved 25 October 2025.