RT Journal Article
T1 Confirmed presence of aedes (rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928 in a continental dry Mediterranean peri-urban environment in south-central Spain
A1 Casades-Marti, Laia
A1 Frias, Mario
A1 Delacour, Sarah
A1 Ruiz-Fons, Francisco
K1 Aedes
K1 Barcoding
K1 Mediterranean
K1 Peri-urban
K1 Scarce
K1 Vector competence
K1 Albopictus
K1 Aegypti
AB Background The 'snow-melt mosquito' aedes (rusticoidus) refiki is a rare species with a wide distribution in Europe that is usually defined as an aggressive mosquito for mammals, including humans. During a mosquito survey in a peri-urban area in south-central mainland Spain, adult Ae. refiki females were captured and identified by morphological traits. The presence of this species of mosquito has never been molecularly confirmed under continental dry Mediterranean climatic influence with scarce number of days with snow on soil. The aim of this study was to confirm by amplification and sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region. Results We also successfully amplified and typed the species molecularly by COI and ITS2 regions. The peri-urban area where Ae. refiki was found contrasts with the reported cold, humid and snowy environments required by the species to breed. Conclusions This finding suggests that the species is already adapted to continental dry Mediterranean environments, questioning whether it is a truly stenotopic species of cold snowy environments.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2022
FD 2022-04-19
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20379
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20379
LA en
NO Casades-Martí L, Frías M, Delacour S, Ruiz-Fons F. Confirmed presence of aedes (rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928 in a continental dry Mediterranean peri-urban environment in south-central Spain. BMC Zool. 2022 Apr 29;7(1):21
NO Casades-Martí L, Frías M, Delacour S, Ruiz-Fons F. Confirmed presence of aedes (rusticoidus) refiki Medschid, 1928 in a continental dry Mediterranean peri-urban environment in south-central Spain. BMC Zool. 2022 Apr 29;7(1):21
DS RISalud
RD Apr 12, 2025