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VOL. 8, ISSUE 4 (2023)
First report of a mosquito species “Psorophora columbiae (Dyar & Knab)” from Rajasthan, India
Authors
Pradeep Kumar Jangir, Arti Prasad
Abstract
Mosquitoes are important public health concern insects and many species
are important vectors that transmit a wide variety of disease-causing pathogens
i.e., protozoans, viruses, and nematodes. A mosquito species complex, Psorophora
confinnis consists of three species as following; Psorophora confinnis
sensu stricto (Lynch Arribalzaga), Psorophora jamaicensis
(Theobald), and Psorophora columbiae (Dyar and Knab). Psorophora
columbiae is an important vector for the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus
that causes febrile illness and progressively severe encephalitis in both equines
and humans. Mosquito samples were collected from Banswara district (Lat
23.558306° N & Long 74.37597° E) of Rajasthan, India during routine survey
and sampling with the help of a mouth aspirator and transported to the laboratory.
Standard identification keys were used to identify the mosquitoes at the species
level. Based on morphological characteristics i.e., banding pattern of
proboscis, palpi, wings, legs, and abdomen, it is confirmed as Psorophora columbiae.
It was first time described by Dyar and Knab in 1906 from Grassymead, Virginia,
and is commonly known as the dark rice field mosquito. This is
the first report from the rice fields from Rajasthan in the Banswara district.
Till now, there is no earlier report of this species from Rajasthan state and it
will be a significant finding and contribution to understanding its
distribution, behavior, and control of this species.
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Pages:46-50
How to cite this article:
Pradeep Kumar Jangir, Arti Prasad "First report of a mosquito species “<i>Psorophora columbiae</i> (Dyar & Knab)” from Rajasthan, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 46-50
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