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. 2020 Jun 8;27:42. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2020039
Family Culicidae Meigen, 1818
Subfamily Anophelinae Grassi, 1900
Genus Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Subgenus Anopheles Meigen, 1818
1 – An. (Ano.) claviger (Meigen, 1804) (see Note 1)
2 – An. (Ano.) hyrcanus (Pallas, 1771)
Anopheles maculipennis Meigen, 1818 Species Group (see Note 2)
3 – An. (Ano.) maculipennis s.s. Meigen, 1818
4 – An. (Ano.) sacharovi Favre, 1903
5 – An. (Ano.) plumbeus Stephens, 1828
Subgenus Cellia Theobald, 1902
6 – An. (Cel.) superpictus Grassi, 1899 (see Note 3)
Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
Tribe Aedini Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
Genus Aedes Meigen, 1818
Subgenus Aedes Meigen, 1818
7 – Ae. (Aed.) cinereus Meigen, 1908 (see Note 4)
Subgenus Aedimorphus Theobald, 1903
8 – Ae. (Adm.) vexans (Meigen, 1830) [Aedimorphus vexans (Meigen)] (see Note 5)
Subgenus Dahliana Reinert, Harbach & Kitching, 2006
9 – Ae. (Dah.) geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) [Dahliana geniculata (Olivier)]
Subgenus Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
10 – Ae. (Och.) annulipes (Meigen, 1830) [Ochlerotatus annulipes (Meigen) s.l.]
11 – Ae. (Och.) caspius (Pallas, 1771) s.l. [Oc. caspius (Pallas) s.l.] (see Note 6)
12 – Ae. (Och.) cataphylla Dyar, 1916 [Oc. cataphylla (Dyar)]
13 – Ae. (Och.) flavescens (Müller, 1764) [Oc. flavescens (Müller)]
14 – Ae. (Och.) dorsalis (Meigen, 1830) [Oc. flavescens (Meigen)] (see Note 7)
Subgenus Stegomyia Theobald, 1901
15 – Ae. (Stg.) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) [Stegomyia albopicta (Skuse)]
Tribe Culicini Meigen, 1818
Genus Culex Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenus Barraudius Edwards, 1921
16 – Cx. (Bar.) modestus Ficalbi, 1889
Subgenus Culex Linnaeus, 1758
17 – Cx. (Cux.) mimeticus Noè, 1899
18 – Cx. (Cux.) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 (see Note 8)
19 – Cx. (Cux.) theileri Theobald, 1903
20 – Cx. (Cux.) torrentium Martini, 1925
Subgenus Maillotia Theobald, 1907
21 – Cx. (Mai.) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Subgenus Neoculex Dyar, 1905
22 – Cx. (Ncx.) martinii Medschid, 1930
23 – Cx. (Ncx.) territans Walker, 1856 (see Note 9)
Tribe Culisetini Belkin, 1962
Genus Culiseta Felt, 1904
Subgenus Allotheobaldia Broelemann, 1919
24 – Cs. (All.) longiareolata (Macquart, 1838)
Subgenus Culiseta Felt, 1904
25 – Cs. (Cus.) annulata (Schrank, 1776)
26 – Cs. (Cus.) subochrea (Edwards, 1921)
Tribe Mansoniini Belkin, 1962
Genus Coquillettidia Dyar, 1905
Subgenus Coquillettidia Dyar, 1905
27 – Cq. (Coq.) richiardii (Ficalbi, 1889)
Tribe Uranotaeniini Lahille, 1904
Genus Uranotaenia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891
Subgenus Pseudoficalbia Theobald, 1912
28 – Ur. (Pfc.) unguiculata Edwards, 1913
Note 1

Member of the An. claviger complex. Anopheles petragnani is absent from the Caucasus.

Note 2

An. maculipennis complex. Two species only are present: An. maculipennis s.s. and An. sacharovi. Ribosomal RNA gene sequences are available for both species [10]. Anopheles maculipennis s.s. is the most abundant Anopheles species in Armenia, and An. sacharovi is an important malaria vector in the Middle East [29].

Note 3

An. superpictus. Old record [30] at larval stage. Identification likely reliable because this species belongs to the Cellia subgenus. Complex of several species observed in Iran, listed as species A and B by Harbach [16].

Note 4

An. cinereus is more likely in Armenia because it has been found in the region, unlike Ae. geminus.

Note 5

Ae. vexans subspecies. Presence of Ae. vexans vexans.

Note 6

Ae. caspius subspecies. Presence of Ae. caspius caspius. Abundant in lowland plains.

Note 7

Ae. dorsalis. Uncertain for presence; possible misidentification. Previous records in Armenia [18] at densities higher for Ae. dorsalis than for Ae. caspius, which is suspect. Recent records in the Ararat Valley (right bank, Turkey [2]) are now considered to be a “pale form” of Ae. caspius (Alten & Günay, Personal communication). Not observed in our studies.

Note 8

Cx. pipiens complex. Evidence of presence of the anthropophilic Cx. pipiens biotype molestus, the most abundant mosquito species in Armenia. Absence of Cx. quinquefasciatus (present in southern half of Iran [9]).

Note 9

Cx. territans. Recorded as Cx. apicalis Adams, 1903 (a north American species) in [18].