Aedes mercurator Dyar, 1920 as a new species of the mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) in fauna of Belarus
https://doi.org/10.29235/1029-8940-2019-64-2-198-201
Abstract
A new species of mosquitoes was recorded for the fauna of Belarus – Aedes mercuratorDyar, 1920 (Diptera: Culicidae). Fourth-stage larvae have been collected in 2018 on the territory of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve. Morphological and ecological characteristics of this species are given.
About the Authors
D. S. Suslo
Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Belarus
Belarus
Diana S. Suslo – Junior researcher, Postgraduate student.
27, Akademicheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk.
A. V. Khalin
Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksei V. Khalin – Ph. D. (Biol.), Senior researcher.
1, Universitetskaya emb., St. Petersburg.
T. V. Volkova
Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Belarus
Belarus
Tatiana V. Volkova – Ph. D. (Biol.), Deputy Director General for Research.
27, Akademicheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk.
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