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. 2019 Mar 30;13(1):62-75.
eCollection 2019 Mar.

Biodiversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with Emphasis on Potential Arbovirus Vectors in East Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran

Azim Paksa  1 , Mohammad Mahdi Sedaghat  1 , Hassan Vatandoost  1   2 , Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi  1 , Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi  1 , Teimour Hazratian  3 , Alireza Sanei-Dehkordi  4   5 , Mohammad Ali Oshaghi  1
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Biodiversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with Emphasis on Potential Arbovirus Vectors in East Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran

Azim Paksa et al. J Arthropod Borne Dis. .

Abstract

Background: The abundance, diversity, distribution and ecology of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), especially arbovirus vectors are important indices for arthropod-borne diseases control.

Methods: Larvae and adult mosquitoes were collected using the standard methods from different habitats in nine localities of three counties in the East Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran during June to October 2017. In addition, species richness (R), Simpson's diversity index (D), Shannon-Wiener index (H') and evenness (E) as measures of diversity, were calculated.

Results: Overall, 1401 mosquito specimens including 1015 adults and 386 larvae were collected in the study area. The properties of geographical larval habitats were recorded. Four genera along with 10 species were collected and identified, including Anopheles hyrcanus, An. maculipennis s.l., An. superpictus s.l., Aedes caspius, Ae. vexans, Culex pipiens, Cx. theileri, Cx. perexiguus, Culiseta longiareolata and Cs. subochrea. Among the three counties, Ahar region presented the highest species richness (R: 1.5) and diversity values (D: 0.79, H': 1.74, E: 0.73).

Conclusion: This study provides important information on the diversity, distribution and ecology of ten mosquito species in the region. This information leads to a better understanding of mosquito population dynamics in relation to vector control measures.

Keywords: Arbovirus vectors; Diversity; Ecology; Iran; Mosquitoes.

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Map of Iran and locations of study areas in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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