NEW MOSQUITO RECORDS OF AN AREA KNOWN FOR JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS HYPERENDEMICITY, GORAKHPUR DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

During long-term ecological studies carried out between 1990 and 2000, a total of 67 mosquito species were collected from Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India, of which 43 were documented for the 1st time. The genus Aedes was represented by 15 species, Anopheles by 15, Culex by 24, Mansonia by 3, and Mimomyia, Ochlerotatus, and Verrallina by 2 each. The genera Aedeomyia, Armigeres, Coquillettidia, and Uranotaenia were represented by single species. The impact of ecological changes on mosquito fauna in Gorakhpur District is discussed. The role of culicine mosquitoes in disease transmission in the area is highlighted.