Kitching, Reinert & Harbach & Kitching, 2006, Reinert & Harbach & Kitching, 2006

Reinert, John F., Harbach, Ralph E. & Kitching, Ian J., 2006, Phylogeny and classification of Finlaya and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 148 (1), pp. 1-101 : 79-81

JIHLIENIUS REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING ,

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Type species: Aedes (Finlaya) chungi Lien, 1968 .

Females

Head: Vertex with decumbent scales broad, pale on median area and dark on lateral areas; erect forked scales numerous on occiput, few semierect scales on vertex caudal to ocular setae; ocular line narrow, covered with broad, pale scales; 2 long interocular setae; eyes above antennal pedicels contiguous or separated by less than width of 1 eye facet; antennal pedicels with few small, broad, dark scales on mesal surface; clypeus bare; maxillary palpus and proboscis dark-scaled; proboscis longer than forefemur.

Thorax: Covered with narrow, relatively straight scales except bare, median, prescutellar area and elongate strip between supraalar and prescutellar setae, scales dark except for following pale-scaled areas: narrow stripe on anterior promontory and extending caudally on acrostichal area to approximately level of scutal angle where it becomes less distinct for short distance and then distinct on caudal part of posterior acrostichal area, narrow line on caudal part of anterior dorsocentral area and extending over posterior dorsocentral area to caudal margin of scutum, stripe broadened at juncture of prescutal suture into small triangular patch which connects with narrow stripe extending outward along scutal suture and cephalad along margin of scutal fossa onto antedorsocentral area, more or less elongate stripe on supraalar area, and indistinct stripe on lateral margins of prescutellar area mesad of setae; setae on following: few on anterior promontory, antedorsocentral area, dorsocentral (anterior and posterior) area, scutal fossa and antealar area, numerous on supraalar and prescutellar areas; scutellum with broad or broad and narrow scales on lobes; antepronota widely separated, with broad, pale scales, several setae; postpronotum with pale scales, few posterior setae; prespiracular setae absent; hypostigmal and subspiracular areas bare; postspiracular area with few setae, scales absent; upper proepisternum with broad, pale scales, several setae on upper area, lower area bare; paratergite narrow, with broad, pale scales; mesokatepisternum with broad, pale scales in upper and lower patches, 3 or 4 upper and several posterior setae; prealar area with broad, pale scales in patch on lower area and extending onto lower part of knob, several upper setae; mesepimeron with 1 patch of broad, pale scales on upper area and extending onto middle, several upper setae, lower setae absent.

Wing: Dark-scaled with small pale-scaled patch at base of costa; upper calypter with several setae on margin; alula with row of narrow, dark scales on margin ( Ji. chungi ); remigium with 2 or 3 setae distally on dorsal surface.

Legs: Hindfemur with narrow basal and moderate preapical bands dark-scaled, remainder pale-scaled; hindtibia and hindtarsus dark-scaled except tarsomere 1 with broad, pale-scaled, basal band; fore- and midtarsi with 2 equal ungues, each with 1 tooth; hindtarsus with 2 equal ungues, simple.

Abdomen: Tergum I with pale-scaled patch on lateral tergite; terga dark-scaled with small, basolateral, pale-scaled patch; segment VII laterally compressed.

Genitalia: Tergum VIII with apex broadly rounded, numerous broad scales on most of surface; sternum VIII sclerotized, width greater than length, apical margin with median emargination, scales absent, seta 2-S inserted posterior to 1-S; tergum IX comprising 2 moderately pigmented, moderately long, lateral plates connected mesally by basal pigmented strip, base wider than apex, few short setae distally on each plate; postgenital lobe long, relatively narrow, apex rounded, several setae distally; upper vaginal sclerite small; lower vaginal sclerite absent; insula liplike, with few setae in lateral patches; cercus moderately long, relatively wide, outer distal margin gently oblique, without scales; 3 spermathecal capsules.

Males

Head: Maxillary palpus with 5 slender palpomeres in nearly straight line, shorter than proboscis, few moderately long setae on distal part of palpomere 3 ventrally and palpomere 4 ventrolaterally; antennal flagellar whorls with numerous long setae directed dorsally and ventrally.

Thorax: Scaled areas of scutum with narrow, relatively long, pale scales except small area of scutal fossa with narrow, dark scales.

Legs: Fore- and midtarsi with 2 unequal ungues, larger unguis with 2 teeth, smaller unguis with 1 tooth; hindtarsus with 2 equal ungues, simple.

Genitalia: Tergum IX with median area narrow, lateral area developed as broad, rounded lobe projecting cephalad, posterior margin with very small, sclerotized lobe on each side of midline bearing few short, slender, curved setae; gonocoxite moderately long, relatively narrow, dorsal surface without apical and basal lobes on mesal margin, however, with small, dark, oval area basomesally bearing straight setae, few of these setae on most proximal part long and somewhat flattened, middle part with several moderately long setae and distal part with several short setae, ventral surface with narrow, elongate patch of moderately long, slender, lanceolate setae on distal area of mesal margin (Lu & Ji, 1997: fig. 34, shows narrow fusiform scales in this area of Ji. gonguoensis ), mesal surface membranous, lateral and outer parts of dorsal and ventral surfaces with broad scales; gonostylus attached at apex of gonocoxite, relatively short, narrow, single gonostylar claw, long, narrow, attached at apex; aedeagus simple, tubelike, apex concave; proctiger with few tiny, cercal setae; claspette with single, moderately long, narrow, columnar stem, claspette filament attached apically, long, somewhat flattened beyond midlength, with transverse striations on much of median area, apex curved into narrow point; sternum IX with few setae on posteromedian area.

Pupae