Rediscovery of Culex (Neoculex) martinii Medschid, 1930 (Diptera, Culicidae) in Germany

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 117; no. 10; pp. 3351 - 3354
• Main Authors: Kuhlisch, Cornelius, Kampen, Helge, Walther, Doreen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-10-2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Culex; Culex - classification; Culex - genetics; Culex - growth & development; Culex - physiology; Disease Vectors - classification; Female; Germany; Immunology; Larva - classification; Larva - genetics; Larva - growth & development; Larva - physiology; Male; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Rare species; Short Communication; Germany; Thermophilic; Rare; Germany; Monitoring; Culicidae; Culex martinii
• ISSN: 0932-0113; 1432-1955
• DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6056-7

The culicid
Culex martinii
is an extremely rare species in Germany, with only one reference in the scientific literature, according to which larvae were found once in 1935 in the eastern part of the country. During regular mosquito sampling activities with BG-Sentinel traps,
Cx. martinii
was rediscovered in autumn 2017 at one location in the German federal state of Thuringia. Prompted by this finding, the Peus mosquito collection at the Senckenberg Museum Frankfurt was checked for further specimens of this species. Indeed, it contained
Cx. martinii
specimens from two sites in southern Germany from 1973 in addition to the published finding from 1935 and further specimens from that latter site from 1936 and 1951. Due to its rarity, little is known on the ecology of
Cx. martinii
and nothing on a possible vector role.