title: [The distribution of the urban mosquitoes, Culex pipiens pipiens f. molestus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Petrozavodsk City].
abstract: The distribution of the urban mosquitoes, Culex pipiens pipiens f. molestus in Petrozavodsk city was studied for the first time. Immature mosquito stages were found in 21 of 68 basements flooded with polluted waters, the occurrence of the mosquitoes varied in different districts of the sity. The mean siphonal index of the mosquito larvae from 6 underground populations varied from 3.8 up to 4.2, i. e. within the range typical for C. p. p. f. molestus.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Pis'mennyĭ
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Vinogradova
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Karpova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology*; D006798:Housing; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D012426:Russia