The Culicidae of Sardinia and Corsica (Diptera)

Abstract

Field observations on the Culicidaeof 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), andCulex(8).The previously unknown male ofTaeniorhynchus buxtoniEdwards 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.