Sofizadeh Aioub, Shoraka Hamid Reza, Mesgarian Fatemeh, Ozbaki Ghorban Mohammad, Gharaninia Abdolsamad, Sahneh Ebrahim, Dankoob Rohollah, Malaka Ali, Fallah Saeid, Nemani Shamsaddin
Infectious Diseases Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2018 Sep 30;12(3):240-251. eCollection 2018 Sep.
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) is one of the most medically important families of Diptera. The aims of this study were to determine fauna and larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes in Golestan Province, during 2014-15.
This study was conducted in larval habitats of mosquitoes and installed ovitraps in 14 districts of Golestan Province, Northern Iran in 2015. Samples were collected with a scoop by ladle handling for entomology. The collected larvae were transferred to Laboratory of Medical Entomology in lactophenol solution. Then microscopic slides were prepared using de Faure's formula. Species of each sample was recognized using diagnostic criteria to identify the Culicidae species. Characteristics of larval breeding places were studied based on the habitat type (Permanent or temporary), water conditions (Clear or turbid, stagnant or running), vegetation (out, in, underwater vegetation or without vegetation), sunlight exposure (Full or partial sunlight) and so on. Data were analyzed using SPSS.
Overall, 5661 third- and fourth- instars larvae of mosquitoes were collected and 5 genera and 14 species were identified: , , , , , , , , , , , , , was recognized as predominant species of the family. Among the detected species, reported for the first time from Golestan Province.
Due to the high species diversity of Culicidae, ecology of medical important species such as and needs more investigations.
蚊子（双翅目：蚊科）是双翅目中医学重要性最高的科之一。本研究的目的是确定2014 - 2015年期间戈勒斯坦省蚊子的种类及其幼虫栖息地特征。
本研究于2015年在伊朗北部戈勒斯坦省的14个地区的蚊子幼虫栖息地进行，并设置了诱蚊产卵器。用勺子采集样本用于昆虫学研究。采集到的幼虫被转移到医学昆虫学实验室的乳酸酚溶液中。然后使用德福尔公式制作显微玻片。根据诊断标准识别每个样本的种类，以鉴定蚊科物种。基于栖息地类型（永久或临时）、水的状况（清澈或浑浊、静止或流动）、植被（外部、内部、水下植被或无植被）、阳光照射（全日照或部分日照）等研究幼虫孳生地的特征。数据使用SPSS进行分析。
总体而言，共采集到5661只三龄和四龄蚊子幼虫，鉴定出5属14种：，，，，，，，，，，，，，被确认为该科的优势种。在检测到的物种中，是首次在戈勒斯坦省被报道。
由于蚊科物种多样性高，对诸如和等医学重要物种的生态学需要更多研究。
