Anopheles (Kerteszia) lepidotus (Diptera: Culicidae), not the malaria vector we thought it was: Revised male and female morphology; larva, pupa, and male genitalia characters; and molecular verification Author Harrison, Bruce A. Author Ruiz-Lopez, Freddy Author Falero, Guillermo Calderon Author Savage, Harry M. Author Pecor, James E. Author Wilkerson, Richard C. text Zootaxa 2012 3218 1 17 journal article 45329 10.5281/zenodo.211343 7f4048ed-41ad-4b58-9ea6-3856ac65d7d7 1175-5326 211343 Key to the females of Anopheles ( Kerteszia ) 1 Mesepimeron with 1 long, large and curved (C-shaped) scale-patch that extends ventrally from upper setae............. 2 - Mesepimeron with 1 or 2 small scale-patches.............................................................. 3 2(1) Proboscis, pedicel, and palpomere 1 with white scales; hindtarsomeres 1and 2 without apical pale band (from dorsal view) ( Fig. 3 )....................................................................................... lepidotus - Proboscis, pedicel, and palpomere 1 without white scales; hindtarsomeres 1 and 2 with narrow apical pale band (from dorsal view)....................................................................................... pholidotus 3(1) Mesepimeron with 1 small scale-patch next to upper setae.................................................... 4 - Mesepimeron with 2 small scale-patches (upper and middle).................................................. 7 4(3) Abdominal terga II–VII with numerous dark decumbent scales; sterna with few white scales........................... .............................................. boliviensis , gonzalezrinconesi , rollai (currently cannot be separated) - Abdominal terga and sterna without scales (except possibly on VII, VIII and cerci)................................ 5 5(4) Hindtarsomere 5 entirely white-scaled; wing without pale fringe spot at tip of wing...................... bambusicolus - Hindtarsomere 5 with base dark, apical 0.35–0.60 pale; wing with large pale fringe spot at tip or rarely divided into 2 small pale fringe spots..................................................................................... 6 6(5) Scutum with white scales on acrostichal area from anterior promontory to near prescutellar setae; hindtarsomeres 2–4 with nar- row white band on distal 0.15–0.5........................................................... auyantepuiensis - Scutum without white scales on acrostichal area; hindtarsomeres 2–4 with broad white band on distal 0.5–0.7....... neivai 7(3) Hindtarsomeres 2–4 with narrow apical pale band, 0.3 or less length of tarsomeres; hindtarsomere 5 usually entirely dark................................................................................................... bellator - Hindtarsomeres 2–5 with broad apical pale bands, 0.4–0.7 length of tarsomere..................................... 8 8(7) Scutum with anterior 0.3–0.4 of acrostichal and dorsocentral areas and middle of scutellum with few white scales; vein M entirely or mostly white-scaled basal to level of Cu fork................................................. laneanus - Scutum without pale scales on acrostichal, dorsocentral, and scutellum; vein M with dark scales basal to level of Cu fork … 9 9(8) Scales on palpomeres 3 and 4 predominately decumbent, those on base of 3 may be slightly erect................. cruzii * - Scales on palpomere 3 covered with slightly erect scales, palpomere 4 with slightly erect to decumbent scales.. homunculus *