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<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFA8E5390B26F9B7590A9EF5" ID-CoL="89W9M" box="[264,627,724,750]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mpusiensis" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Stegomyia">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA8E5390B26F9B75A369EF5" bold="true" box="[264,335,724,750]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Aedes</emphasis>
(
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)
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(
<figureCitation id="135C2A56FFA8E5390B3FF9945A099F0A" box="[273,368,759,785]" captionStart="FIGURE 18" captionStartId="74.[264,368,1694,1718]" captionTargetBox="[266,1322,318,1693]" captionTargetId="figure@74.[264,1323,287,1693]" captionTargetPageId="74" captionText="FIGURE 18. Aedes (Stg.) mpusiensis — A, male (Holotype) fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); Aedes (Stg.) ethiopiensis — B, male (Holotype) fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view); Aedes (Stg.) hogsbackensis — C, male (Holotype) fore­, mid­ and hindlegs (anterior view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/166069/files/figure.png" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Figs. 18</figureCitation>
A; 40B)
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MALE.
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. Proboscis dark­scaled, without pale scales on ventral surface, longer than forefemur; maxillary palpus 5­segmented, slightly longer than proboscis, predominantly dark, with a white band at base of palpomeres 25, those on palpomeres 4,5 dorsally incomplete; palpomeres 4,5 subequal, slender, dorsally curved and with only a few short setae; antenna plumose, shorter than proboscis; pedicel covered with white scales except on dorsal surface; clypeus bare; occiput with few erect forked scales; a row of broad white scales around eye margins; vertex with a median stripe of broad white scales, with broad dark scales on each side interrupted by lateral stripe of broad white scales, followed ventrally by a patch of broad white scales.
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA8E53908DAFFE4583198BB" box="[756,840,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Thorax</emphasis>
. Scutal markings as in
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA8E5390E5CFFE45E5398BB" box="[1138,1322,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Aedes angustus</emphasis>
Edwards
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except most of the scales on the right hand side area rubbed off; scutum with narrow dark scales, and a distinct median longitudinal stripe of narrow pale yellow scales, median pale yellow stripe from anterior promontory, tapering posteriorly and reaching to prescutellar area; prescutellar line well developed, with narrow pale yellow scales, connecting with median longitudinal stripe at anterior margin of prescutellar area; a large (crescent­shaped) patch of pale yellow scales on fossal area, fossal pale yellow patch with anterior end extending along scutal margin towards the median pale yellow stripe; posterior dorsocentral pale yellow line of narrow scales present, reaching forward to the posterior end of fossal pale yellow patch; a patch of narrow pale scales on lateral margin just in front of wing root; acrostichal setae absent; dorsocentral setae present; scutellum with broad white scales on all lobes and with a few broad dark scales at apex of midlobe; antepronotum with broad white scales; postpronotum with a patch of broad white scales posteriorly, and with some dark narrow scales dorsally; paratergite with broad white scales; hypostigmal area with broad white scales; patches of broad white scales on propleuron, subspiracular area, upper and lower portions of mesokatepisternum, and on mesepimeron; upper mesokatepisternal scale patch not reaching to anterior corner of mesokatepisternum; upper mesepimeral scale patch connecting with lower mesepimeral scale patch; lower mesepimeron without setae; metameron and mesopostnotum bare.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E5380B26FA7F5A3B9D2E" box="[264,322,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Wing</emphasis>
. With dark scales on all veins except for a minute basal spot of pale scales on costa; cell R2 about 3.0 length of vein R2+3.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFA9E53808E8FA2758689D46" box="[710,785,324,349]" class="Insecta" family="Nemopteridae" genus="Halter" kingdom="Animalia" order="Neuroptera" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E53808E8FA2758689D46" box="[710,785,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Halter</emphasis>
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. With white scales.
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E5380E20FA275F3C9D46" box="[1038,1093,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Legs</emphasis>
(
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A). Coxae with patches of white scales; white knee­spot absent on forefemur, present on mid­ and hindfemora; forefemur anteriorly with a narrow, white longitudinal stripe on ventral surface in basal 0.44; midfemur with a large, white spot on anterior surface about 0.61 from base; hindfemur anteriorly with a broad, white longitudinal stripe in basal 0.6 that widens about 0.27 from base; foretibia anteriorly dark with a basal white band; midtibia anteriorly dark, with a distinct white longitudinal stripe on ventral surface in basal 0.16; hindtibia anteriorly dark, with a white longitudinal stripe on ventral surface in basal 0.27; foretarsus with a basal white band on tarsomere 1; midtarsus with a basal white band on tarsomeres 1, 2; foretarsomere 1 with basal 0.11 white on dorsal surface; midtarsomere 1 with basal 0.27 white on dorsal surface; midtarsomere 2 with basal 0.47 white on dorsal surface; hindtarsus with a basal white band on tarsomeres 13, the ratio of length of white band on dorsal surface to the total length of tarsomere is 0.27, 0.19 and 0.2; hindtarsomere 4 all white except at extreme apex; hindtarsomere 5 all white except at apex on ventral surface; fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws unequal, all simple; hindlegs with tarsal claws equal, simple.
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E5380B40F8FC5AA49FA3" box="[366,477,927,952]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Abdomen</emphasis>
. Tergum I with white scales on laterotergite; terga II­VII with basolateral white spots only; sternum VIII with basolateral white spots.
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E5380E02F8A45FE29FFB" box="[1068,1179,967,992]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Genitalia</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="135C2A56FFA9E5380E80F8A45E739FFA" box="[1198,1290,967,993]" captionStart="FIGURE 40" captionStartId="96.[264,368,1727,1751]" captionTargetBox="[292,1284,326,1660]" captionTargetId="figure@96.[264,1323,298,1703]" captionTargetPageId="96" captionText="FIGURE 40. Aedes (Stg.) angustus — A, male genitalia. Aedes (Stg.) mpusiensis — B, male genitalia;" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/166090/files/figure.png" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Fig. 40</figureCitation>
B). Gonocoxite 2.5 times as long as wide (width measured 0.5 from base); claspette rather small, with distal expanded portion rounded in dorsal aspect, with numerous simple setae on the expanded distal portion and bearing 5 strong, basally widened spine­like setae on the apical margin; gonostylus simple, elongate, about 0.71 length of gonocoxite, with a short, stout claw process at apex; paraproct with a sternal arm; cercal setae absent; apical margin of tergum IX deeply concave medially with 7 median size setae on each lateral lobe; sternum IX without setae.
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<paragraph id="8BD836D3FFA9E5380B16FE645854993A" blockId="47.[264,1323,284,1873]" box="[312,813,1287,1313]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">FEMALE, PUPA and LARVA. Unknown.</paragraph>
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<typeStatus id="54DC8871FFA9E5380B16FE4C5AF89952" box="[312,385,1327,1353]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">TYPE</typeStatus>
DATA
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.
<typeStatus id="54DC8871FFA9E5380BDCFE4C59269952" box="[498,607,1327,1353]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
male (MEP Acc. 725/ Mont Mpuse,
<date id="FFD91013FFA9E5380E0BFE4C5FF19952" box="[1061,1160,1327,1353]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" value="1952-05-20">20­V­52</date>
, L&amp;N No. 1, Wolfs), with genitalia on slide (MEP Acc. 725, 97/53), Mont. Mpuse,
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
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THE CONGO
</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingCountry id="F3707643FFA9E53808A0FE1C59A89982" box="[654,721,1407,1433]" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Zaire</collectingCountry>
),
<date id="FFD91013FFA9E53808C6FE1C581F9982" box="[744,870,1407,1433]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48" value="1952-05-20">20­V­1952</date>
(J. Wolfs). Deposited in the Department of Zoologie, Section dEntomologie, Musee Royale de lAfrique Centrale, Tervuren,
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[CMT].
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DISTRIBUTION. This species is known only from
<collectingCountry id="F3707643FFA9E53809FDFE945A2F9A22" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Democratic Republic of the Congo</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingCountry id="F3707643FFA9E5380B48FD7C5AD39A22" box="[358,426,1567,1593]" name="Democratic Republic of the Congo" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Zaire</collectingCountry>
).
</paragraph>
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TAXONOMIC DISCUSSION.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E538089DFD2458F89A7B" box="[691,897,1607,1632]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Aedes mpusiensis</emphasis>
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, a member of the
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E5380E79FD245FD09A7B" box="[1111,1193,1607,1632]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">poweri</emphasis>
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group, has the scutum with a large (crescent­shaped) patch of pale yellow scales on fossal area, fossal pale yellow patch with anterior end extending along scutal margin towards the median pale yellow stripe, midtibia with a white stripe on ventral surface in basal area, hindtibia with a white stripe on ventral surface in basal area, hindtarsomere 4 all white except at extreme apex, and hindtarsomere 5 all white except at apex on ventral surface. It can thus be easily distinguished from all other species of the
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E5380944FC5458C29B4B" box="[874,955,1847,1872]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">poweri</emphasis>
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group except
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.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFA9E5380EA1FC545F8E9B4B" box="[1167,1271,1847,1872]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">angustus</emphasis>
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.
</paragraph>
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The adult male of
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.
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is extremely similar to that of
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.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270EADFA7F5F929D2E" box="[1155,1259,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">angustus</emphasis>
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with which it has been confused and misidentified.
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<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270907FA27588E9D46" box="[809,1015,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Aedes mpusiensis</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270B26FA0F5A5F9D9E" box="[264,294,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270B18FA0F5AE79D9E" box="[310,414,364,389]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angustus">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270B18FA0F5AE79D9E" box="[310,414,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">angustus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the white knee­spot present and well developed on the hindfemur. In
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270F2AFA0F5E5A9D9E" box="[1284,1315,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270B26FAF75A099DB6" box="[264,368,404,429]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angustus">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270B26FAF75A099DB6" box="[264,368,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">angustus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the white knee­spot is absent on the hindfemur.
</paragraph>
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The adult male of
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270822FADF59529DCE" box="[524,555,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270814FADF59C29DCE" box="[570,699,444,469]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mpusiensis">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270814FADF59C29DCE" box="[570,699,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">mpusiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is also very similar to that of
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270E3AFADF5F4A9DCE" box="[1044,1075,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270E6FFADF5FCE9DCE" box="[1089,1207,444,469]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="usambara">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270E6FFADF5FCE9DCE" box="[1089,1207,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">usambara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having the midtibia with a white stripe on ventral surface in basal area, the hindtibia with a white stripe on ventral surface in basal area, the hindtarsomere 4 almost all white and hindtarsomere 5 all white on dorsal surface. However,
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E527096DF957581B9E56" box="[835,866,564,589]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E527095FF957588B9E56" box="[881,1010,564,589]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mpusiensis">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E527095FF957588B9E56" box="[881,1010,564,589]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">mpusiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270B26F93F5A5F9E6E" box="[264,294,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270B17F93F5AD69E6E" box="[313,431,604,629]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="usambara">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270B17F93F5AD69E6E" box="[313,431,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">usambara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the fossal pale yellow patch with anterior end extending along scutal margin towards the median pale yellow stripe. In
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270961F9E758149E86" box="[847,877,644,669]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270952F9E758889E86" box="[892,1009,644,669]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="usambara">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270952F9E758889E86" box="[892,1009,644,669]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">usambara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the fossal white patch has no anterior end extending along scutal margin towards the anterior median white spot.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D3FFB6E5270B16F9B759129FAD" blockId="48.[264,1323,284,1270]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
The male genitalia of
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270815F9B759239EF6" box="[571,602,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270846F9B759909EF6" box="[616,745,724,749]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mpusiensis">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270846F9B759909EF6" box="[616,745,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">mpusiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are easily differentiated from all other species in the
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270B16F99F5AF39F0E" box="[312,394,764,789]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="poweri">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270B16F99F5AF39F0E" box="[312,394,764,789]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">poweri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group by the claspette, which has the distal expanded portion rather small rounded, lobe­like in dorsal aspect, with numerous simple setae on the expanded distal portion and bearing 5 strong, basally widened, spine­like setae on the apical margin, and by the apical margin of tergum IX, which is deeply concave medially and has 7 median size setae on each lateral lobe.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D3FFB6E5270B16F8A759A49865" blockId="48.[264,1323,284,1270]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
The male genitalia of
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270814F8A759209FC6" box="[570,601,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270846F8A759909FC6" box="[616,745,964,989]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mpusiensis">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270846F8A759909FC6" box="[616,745,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">mpusiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are extremely similar to those of
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270E58F8A75FEC9FC6" box="[1142,1173,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270E8AF8A75E759FC6" box="[1188,1292,964,989]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angustus">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270E8AF8A75E759FC6" box="[1188,1292,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">angustus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having the claspette with distal expanded portion rounded, lobe­like in dorsal aspect, but can be distinguished from those of
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270896FF7759AE9836" box="[696,727,1044,1069]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Ae</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E52708C7FF7758289836" box="[745,849,1044,1069]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angustus">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E52708C7FF7758289836" box="[745,849,1044,1069]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">angustus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the claspette with 5 strong, basally widened, spine­like setae on the apical margin. In
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E52709A7FF5F5F5A984E" box="[905,1059,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
Ae.
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270995FF5F5F5A984E" box="[955,1059,1084,1109]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angustus">angustus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, the claspette has no strong, basally widened, spine­like seta.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D3FFB6E5270B16FFEF5F0298BD" blockId="48.[264,1323,284,1270]" box="[312,1147,1164,1190]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicName id="4C674D50FFB6E5270B16FFEF597F98BE" box="[312,518,1164,1189]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mpusiensis">
<emphasis id="B913EAC1FFB6E5270B16FFEF597F98BE" box="[312,518,1164,1189]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Aedes mpusiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is apparently an East African montane forest species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D3FFB6E5270B16FFD7591498D5" blockId="48.[264,1323,284,1270]" box="[312,621,1204,1230]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">BIONOMICS. Unknown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD836D3FFB6E5270B16FFBF586998ED" blockId="48.[264,1323,284,1270]" box="[312,784,1244,1270]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">MEDICAL IMPORTANCE. Unknown.</paragraph>
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