Faunistic Studies on the Genus Culiseta (Diptera:Culicidae) in Guilan Province

To study mosquito ( Diptera : Culicidae) fauna in Guilan province (Caspian sea littoral , North of Iran ), an investigation was carried out during April to December ۲۰۰۰. The whole set of ۲۴۷۸ adult specimens from ۶۴ habitats and ۶۶۵۶ larvae from ۱۲۷ larval breeding places was collected . Three species of the genus Culiseta were identified as follow: ۱- Cs. longiareolata ۲- Cs. morsitans ۳- Cs. Annulata. In this study Cs. morsitans and its subgenus (Culicella) were reported for the first time in Iran.In this article the distribution and percentage of the frequency of the genus Culiseta in Guilan province were discussed.

Keywords:

Mosquitoes , Culicidae , Culiseta , Fauna , ecology , Iran