Aedes apicoargenteus

Yiau-Min Huang, 2004, The subgenus Stegomyia of Aedes in the Afrotropical Region with keys to the species (Diptera: Culicidae), Zootaxa 700, pp. 1-120 : 25

THE APICOARGENTEUS GROUP

22(8). Scutellum with broad white scales on midlobe and with broad dark scales on lateral lobes ( Figs. 9 A; 11A,B)................................................................................. 23 Scutellum with broad white scales on all lobes ( Figs. 9 D; 13A,D; 15A)............. 25

23(22). Hindtarsomere 5 all dark ( Figs. 9 B; 10A) ........................................ apicoargenteus Hindtarsomere 5 with a basal white band or all white ( Figs. 10 C; 12A,B,C) ...... 24

24(23). Hindtarsomere 4 with basal 0.40 or less white on dorsal surface ( Figs. 12 A,B) ..... ................................................................................................................... ealaensis Hindtarsomere 4 with basal 0.89 or more white on dorsal surface ( Figs. 10 C; 12C) ............................................................................................................... denderensis

25(22). Hindtarsomere 5 all dark ( Figs. 9 C; 10B) ................................................... schwetzi Hindtarsomere 5 with a basal white band or all white ( Figs. 13 B,C; 14A,B; 15B,C) .............................................................................................................................. 26

26(25). Scutum with anterior median white spot of narrow scales; female fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws equal and toothed ( Figs. 15 A,D) .............................. soleatus Scutum with anterior median white spot of broad scales; female fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws equal and simple ( Figs. 13 A,D; 14C) ....................................... 27

27(26). Hindfemur anteriorly with basal 0.20­0.25 white, and with a large white spot 0.60­0.64 from base, the white spot not connecting with the basal white area ( Figs. 13 B; 14A) ....................................................................................... blacklocki Hindfemur anteriorly with a broad white stripe in basal 0.50­0.53 ( Figs. 13 C; 14B) ....................................................................................................................... fraseri

Figures

FIGURE 9. Aedes (Stg.) apicoargenteus — A, thorax (dorsal view); B, female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); Aedes (Stg.) schwetzi — C, female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); D, thorax (dorsal view).

FIGURE 10. Aedes (Stg.) apicoargenteus — A, male fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); Aedes (Stg.) schwetzi ­ B, male fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); Aedes (Stg.) denderensis — C, male fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view).

FIGURE 12. Aedes (Stg.) ealaensis — A, male (Holotype) fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); B, female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); Aedes (Stg.) denderensis — C, female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view).

FIGURE 13. Aedes (Stg.) blacklocki — A, thorax (dorsal view); B, female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); Aedes (Stg.) fraseri — C, female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); D, thorax (dorsal view).

FIGURE 15. Aedes (Stg.) soleatus — A, thorax (dorsal view); B, female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); C, male fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); D, female tarsal claws (fore­ and hindlegs); E, male tarsal claws (fore­ and hindlegs).