18. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) riparius Dyar & Knab, 1907

(Fig. 4B)

Published source: Remm (1957: 153).

Voucher material: None.

Comment: Aedes riparius belongs to the Ae. annulipes group and can be difficult to identify. A specimen corresponding to morphologically to Ae. riparius was found during this study, but DNA barcoding identified it as Ae. annulipes / cantans . One male, four females and one larva of Ae. riparius have previously been reported from Estonia (Remm 1957), but these individuals have not been preserved and their identification cannot be verified. Aedes riparius has been found in Lithuania (Pakalniškis et al. 2000), Latvia (Spungis 2000), provinces in Northwestern Russia adjacent to Estonia (Khalin & Aibulatov 2020), Finland (Culverwell 2018; Culverwell et al. 2021) and Sweden (Lundström et al. 2013); consequently, Ae. riparius is likely present in Estonia as well.