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The Culicidae of Sardinia and Corsica (Diptera)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Thomas H. G. Aitken
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Field observations on the Culicidae of Sardinia and Corsica were undertaken in 1944, during the period 1946 to 1950, and again in 1952. A total of 52 species are recorded as being present, 46 of which are known from Corsica and 35 (exclusive of Dixinae) from Sardinia. The faunal list of the latter island has been increased by 20 new records and that of Corsica by three. The total number of species by genus is as follows: Dixa (7), Chaoborus (3), Anopheles (12), Uranotaenia (1), Culiseta (6), Orthopodomyia (1), Taeniorhynchus (2), Aëdes (12), and Culex (8).

The previously unknown male of Taeniorhynchus buxtoni Edwards is described from Sardinian material. Culiseta litorea (Shute), heretofore known only from England, was found in two localities in Sardinia. Aëdes vittatus (Bigot) was rediscovered in Corsica, 83 years after its original description.

Keys are given to subfamilies, genera and species. Critical notes on species differentiation are included and biological characteristics briefly discussed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , September 1954 , pp. 437 - 494
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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