First data of the Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1899 (Diptera: Culicidae) in the province of Valencia (Spain)

En el presente trabajo, se da a conocer la presencia en la Comunidad Valenciana del culícido Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1899 (Diptera: Culicidae). Se aportan datos sobre la aparición de larvas en una charca interdunar (mallada) permanente de la Devesa del Parque Natural de la Albufera (Valencia-España), donde se capturaron 15 ejemplares durante los meses de julio y agosto de 2015. Abstract First data of the Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1899 (Diptera: Culicidae) in the province of Valencia (Spain) In this studdy, we report the presence of mosquitoe larvae Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) richiardii Ficalbi, 1899 (Diptera: Culicidae) in the pond called “mallada” in the Devesa located over an old sand bar separating the lake Albufera of Valencia from the Mediterranean Sea. Where 15 specimens distributed in two samples that were collected in summer of 2015.