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CULICIDAE

DNA-Barcoding of Austrian mosquitoes (Culicidae: Diptera)

Anopheles maculipennis
Mosquitoes (Culicidae) are among the most important vectors of pathogens, especially plasmodia, the pathogens that cause malaria. In Austria about 50 species of mosquitoes including the species complexes Culex pipiens and Anopheles maculipennis had been found, but molecular genetic confirmations are missing. Within this ongoing project, mosquitoes are analysed according to barcode criteria.

The ongoing climate change makes it possible for alien mosquito species to establish themselves in Austria. In the course of a Citizen Science survey in six Austrian provinces in the summer 2017, two such potentially invasive mosquito species could be detected using COI barcoding – the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in Tyrol and the Japanese bush mosquito (Aedes japonicus) in Lower Austria, Styria and Burgenland. A more detailed study of mosquitoes in Tyrol 2018 confirmed the presence of the Asian tiger mosquito. In addition, A. japonicus and Aedes koreicus, the Korean bush mosquito, could be documented. Alien mosquito species were detected at 27% of all investigated sites. Occurrences along motorways indicate a possible introduction from Italy along these main traffic routes.

In addition to the barcoding of mosquitoes, barcodes of individuals of the genus Culicoides (Ceratopogonidae) were generated. These small, mostly blood-sucking mosquitoes also frequently serve as vectors of diseases. A total of 142 COI barcodes of 26 Culicoides species were generated, whereby three species were detected in Austria for thr first time.

A molecular genetic revision of the species complex Anopheles maculipennis is in progress and promises further exciting insights into the systematics of mosquitoes and the mosquito diversity in Austria.

Team

Dr. Hans-Peter Fuehrer
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Mag. Carina Zittra
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Eva Flechl, Bakk.
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Ellen Schöner, PhD
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Bita Shahi-Barogh
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Barbara Eigner
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Publikationen:

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Fuehrer, H.-P., Schoener, E., Weiler, S., Barogh, B. S., Zittra, C., & Walder, G. (2020). Monitoring of alien mosquitoes in Western Austria (Tyrol, Austria, 2018). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(6), e0008433. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008433 Cite
Schoener, E., Zittra, C., Weiss, S., Walder, G., Barogh, B. S., Weiler, S., & Fuehrer, H.-P. (2019). Monitoring of alien mosquitoes of the genus Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Austria. Parasitology Research, 118(5), 1633–1638. Cite
Zittra, C., Moog, O., Christian, E., & Fuehrer, H.-P. (2019). DNA-aided identification of Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) reveals unexpected diversity in underground cavities in Austria. Parasitology Research. Cite Download
Zittra, C., Wöss, G., Van der Vloet, L., Bakran-Lebl, K., Shahi Barogh, B., Sehnal, P., & Fuehrer, H.-P. (2020). Barcoding of the Genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Austria–An Update of the Species Inventory Including the First Records of Three Species in Austria. Pathogens, 9(5), 406. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9050406 Cite Download
Zittra, C., Kocziha, Z., Pinnyei, S., Harl, J., Kieser, K., Laciny, A., Eigner, B., Silbermayr, K., Duscher, G. G., Fok, É., & Fuehrer, H.-P. (2015). Screening blood-fed mosquitoes for the diagnosis of filarioid helminths and avian malaria. Parasites & Vectors, 8(1), 16. Cite

Projects

  • Photo: Nikolaus SzucsichGround beetles25. November, 2020 - 15:54
  • Foto: Nikolaus SzucsichHoverflies25. November, 2020 - 15:43
  • Photo: Rudolf PavuzaRoot stalagmites8. November, 2020 - 16:47
  • Foto: UmweltbundesamtDetection of the weatherfish with eDNA28. October, 2020 - 16:38
  • Foto: Edwin KnihaSand flies30. September, 2020 - 10:04
  • Spring snails30. June, 2020 - 21:38
  • Lepidoptera of Lower Austria10. March, 2020 - 15:32
  • Rhagium bifasciatum (c) M. SonnleitnerDNA barcoding of forest insects10. March, 2020 - 11:15
  • Lymnaea stagnalisLymnaea stagnalis (c) C. HörwegeDNA project Cercaria24. February, 2020 - 15:27
  • Cordulegaster herosCordulegaster heros (c) I. FischerCrayfish and dragonflies of Vienna13. February, 2020 - 13:58
  • Trichobilharzia; (c) S. ReierCercaria Project23. May, 2019 - 13:54
  • Elmis rietscheliDNA barcoding of Elmidae25. July, 2017 - 10:09
  • Lichen Caloplaca24. March, 2015 - 10:40
  • Parasitic Worms2. September, 2014 - 18:25
  • Papilio machaonButterflies & Moths9. September, 2014 - 23:15
  • Weinbergschnecke (Helix pomatia)N. SzucsichMolluscs2. September, 2014 - 18:13
  • Dragonflies of Vienna4. August, 2017 - 12:13
  • Ichthyosaura alpestrisVertebrates9. September, 2014 - 22:38
  • Gonopteryx rhamniN. SzucsichDNA barcoding of butterflies of Vorarlberg7. March, 2017 - 14:54
  • Koblacher Ried (c) G. FriebeButterflies of the Koblacher Ried14. March, 2017 - 14:47

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