Distribution. This species is cosmopolitan and is a known invasive mosquito, although originally confined to the Oriental Region (Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019). In the Middle East and North Africa, it has been found in Algeria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey (White 1980; Sabatini et al. 1990; Ibáñez-Bernal & Martínez-Campos 1994; Adhami & Reiter 1998; Schaffner et al. 2004; Klobucar et al. 2006; Aranda et al. 2006; Haddad et al. 2007; Gatt et al. 2009; Izri et al. 2011; Adawi 2012; Becker et al. 2012; Petrić et al. 2012; Šebesta et al. 2012; Oter et al. 2013; Tantely et al. 2016; Benallal et al. 2016; Doosti et al. 2016; Irish et al. 2016; Bennouna et al. 2017; Di Luca et al. 2017; Kanani et al. 2017; Medlock et al. 2017; Trari et al. 2017; Gunathilaka 2018; Al Awaidy & Khamis 2019; Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019; Ben Ayed et al. 2019; Bouattour et al. 2019; Merdić et al. 2020; Maquart et al. 2021; Wilkerson et al. 2021). There is no confirmation of the record of this species in Saudi Arabia. It is spreading very fast and there is speculation that it exists in other countries of the Middle East (Haddad et al. 2007; Kanani et al. 2017; Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019).
Sumber: An overview of the mosquitoes of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Culicidae), with updated keys to the adult females