The subgenus Stegomyia of Aedes in the Afrotropical Region with keys to the species (Diptera: Culicidae)
Author
Yiau-Min Huang
text
Zootaxa
2004
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.166051
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1-877354-57-0
166051
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THE
UNILINEATUS
GROUP
DIAGNOSIS. (1) Maxillary palpus with white scales; (2) scutum with dorsocentral setae; (3) scutum without a distinct patch of broader crescentshaped white scales on fossal area; (4) scutum with a long, median longitudinal white stripe of narrow scales extending from anterior margin to about the level of wing root; (5) subspiracular and postspiracular areas with broad white scales; (6) hypostigmal and metameron areas with broad white scales; (7) paratergite with broad white scales; (8) scutellum with broad white scales on all lobes; (9) white kneespot present on all femora; (10) all tibiae anteriorly dark, without any white line; (11) midfemur with a large, white spot on anterior surface; (12) hindtarsus with a basal white band on tarsomeres 1–4; (13) hindtarsomere 5 all white; (14) female fore and midlegs with tarsal claws equal, all toothed; and (15) male fore and midlegs with tarsal claws unequal, all toothed.