Species diversity of blood-sucking mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Tomsk Region

Abstract

This article describes the results of studying the Culicidae species composition in Tomsk region, during 8 years, 2008–2015. The survey revealed 31 mosquito species of five genera, namely Anopheles, Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia, Aedes. Dominant, numerous, common and rare species of Aedes genus were detected. The complete list of Culicidae species in Tomsk region was recorded. Ae. annulipes and Ae. sticticus were included in the species composition of Siberia; their presence in Tomsk region had previously been doubted. Some other species were deleted from the list because they were absent at the present time.