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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 1: 14 May 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-05-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.1.13
Page range: 197-200
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Culex guttatus Curtis, 1835, a mistaken synonym of Dahliana geniculata (Olivier, 1791), alt. Aedes geniculatus (Diptera: Culicidae), with a note on species names attributed to Johann Wilhelm Meigen

1 Viral Zoonoses Research Unit; Department of Virology; Medicum; Haartmaninkatu 3; University of Helsinki; FI-00029 Helsinki; Finland; 2 University of Helsinki; Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Lammi Biological Station; Pääjärventie 320; FI-16900 Lammi; Finland
3 Scientific Associate; Natural History Museum; Cromwell Road; London; UK
Diptera mosquito taxonomy Dahliana geniculata Culex guttatus Johann Wilhelm Meigen

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How to Cite

Culverwell, C.L. & Harbach, R.E. (2026) Culex guttatus Curtis, 1835, a mistaken synonym of Dahliana geniculata (Olivier, 1791), alt. Aedes geniculatus (Diptera: Culicidae), with a note on species names attributed to Johann Wilhelm Meigen. Zootaxa, 5810 (1), 197–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.1.13