Mosquitoes
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.169153 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5674786 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/153CEB6E-8A49-FF9B-FEC0-D753FA1ED7AC |
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Plazi |
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Mosquitoes |
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Key for the Identification of Adult Female Mosquitoes View in CoL View at ENA Associated with Dengue Virus Transmission in the Afrotropical Region
1. Head. Vertex with broad erect forked scales numerous, not restricted to occiput ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ); proboscis with a white band ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ) ....................................................................... 2
Head. Vertex with erect forked scales not numerous, restricted to occiput ( Fig. 3); proboscis without a white band ( Fig. 4) ............................................................................. 3
2(1). Abdomen. Speckled dorsally ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ) .......................... Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer View in CoL a ......................................................................................................................................
Abdomen. Not speckled dorsally ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 ) ..................... Aedes (Diceromyia) taylori View in CoL b
3(1). Leg. Femora with white kneespot ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 ); midfemur without 3 large white patches on anterior surface ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 ); hindtarsomere 5 entirely white ( Fig. 9)........................ 4
Leg. Femora without white kneespot ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 ); midfemur with 3 large white patches on anterior surface ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 ); hindtarsomere 5 entirely dark ( Fig. 12) ..................... 5
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4(3). Thorax. Scutum black or brown with a pair of submedianlongitudinal white stripes, but without medianlongitudinal white stripe, or with white lyreshaped markings ( Fig. 13); mesepimeron with two well separated white scale patches ( Fig. 14). Leg. Anterior portion of midfemur with a longitudinal white stripe ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 ). Head. Clypeus with white scale patches ( Fig. 16) ..................... Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti
Thorax. Scutum with a narrow medianlongitudinal white stripe ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 ); mesepimeron with white scale patches not separated, forming Vshaped white patch ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 ). Leg. Anterior portion of midfemur without a longitudinal white stripe ( Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 ). Head. Clypeus without white scale patches ( Fig. 20 View FIGURE 20 ) ................................. ...................................................................................... Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus
5(3). Leg. Hindfemur anteriorly with a large pale band at base and with 2 large, white patches on median and apical areas ( Fig. 21 View FIGURE 21 ); hindtarsomere 4 entirely dark ( Fig. 22 View FIGURE 22 ) ............................................................................... Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus c
Leg. Hindfemur anteriorly without such a pale band at base, or hindfemur anteriorly with 3 large, white patches on subbasal, median and apical areas ( Fig. 23 View FIGURE 23 ); hindtarsomere 4 not entirely dark, usually with short subbasal white band ( Fig. 24 View FIGURE 24 )........... 6
6(5). Thorax. Fossal white patch narrow at base along scutal margin ( Fig. 25 View FIGURE 25 A); prescutellar line of narrow yellow scales absent or sometimes with a few narrow yellow scales ( Fig. 25 View FIGURE 25 B). Leg. Hindtibia anteriorly dark with a white stripe on posterior surface in basal 0.20 or more ( Fig. 26 View FIGURE 26 ) ............................ Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus d ......................................................................................................................................
Thorax. Fossal white patch broad at base along scutal margin ( Fig. 27 View FIGURE 27 A); prescutellar line of narrow yellow scales well developed and with some broad, flat metallic white scales posteriorly ( Fig. 27 View FIGURE 27 B). Leg. Hindtibia anteriorly dark with a white stripe on posterior surface in basal 0.10 or less ( Fig. 28 View FIGURE 28 ) ... Aedes (Stegomyia) opok e
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