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Ae. albopictus and Ae. cretinus adults were
recorded from 8 Prefectures each. Aedes al-
bopictus specimens were sent from 5 Pre-
fectures in 2009 and 2010 and 2 in 2011. Ae-
des cretinus was detected in 6 Prefectures in
2009, 2 in 2010 and 2 in 2011. Figures 3 and 4
show that Ae. albopictus was first found in 4
and 3 Prefectures, while Ae. cretinus was first
found in 5 and 1 Prefectures for the years
2009 and 2010, respectively. In 2011, there
was no first record of Ae. albopictus, whereas
Ae. cretinus was recorded for the first time in
Figure 3. Prefectures* of Greece where Ae. albopictus was first reported over a 3-year period (2009-2011). Previous litera-
ture reports, concerning Ae. albopictus presence, are also presented for 2003, 2007 and 2008.
*Prefectures are displayed according to the Greek administrative unit system until 2010.