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subspecies
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(
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(
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[formerly Irian Jaya]),
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,
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(
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Lee
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. 1984
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).
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subspecies
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FECBFEB7FE1D5B35" bold="true" box="[264,396,280,304]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">chrysogaster</emphasis>
(
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(subspecific status by
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Knight
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FAE6FEB5FAC15B34" box="[1317,1360,281,305]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al</emphasis>
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Distribution:
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,
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(
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Lee
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FB0BFE97FB6D5B55" box="[1224,1276,312,336]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
1984
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).
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The two nominal taxa are members of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FD80FED1FD175B9D" box="[579,646,382,408]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Aedes</emphasis>
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subgenus
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, Group B
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(
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;
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; subgenus
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FECBFE0DFE125BB9" box="[264,387,418,444]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Pardomyia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of
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Reinert
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FDC4FE0CFDA85BB9" box="[519,569,418,444]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al</emphasis>
. 2004
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), which also includes
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FC6CFE0DFBDA5BB9" box="[943,1099,418,444]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">quadripunctis</emphasis>
(Ludlow, 1910)
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(in
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FE76FE69FE425BE5" box="[437,467,454,480]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Ae</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FE26FE68FDCD5BE5" box="[485,604,455,480]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">nigrescens</emphasis>
(Edwards, 1929) (in
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FC9EFE69FBE15BE5" author="Paine, R. W. &amp; Edwards, F. W." box="[861,1136,454,480]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="303 - 316" refId="ref172508" refString="Paine, R. W. &amp; Edwards, F. W. (1929) Mosquitos from the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 20 (3), 303 - 316, 2 pls. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300021271" type="journal article" year="1929">Paine &amp; Edwards 1929</bibRefCitation>
) (=
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FB6AFE68FB7E5BE5" box="[1193,1263,455,480]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">painei</emphasis>
Knight, 1948) (
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,
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA240A40FE4CFE45FDC35801" box="[399,594,490,516]" name="Solomon Islands" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Solomon Islands</collectingCountry>
). Species in the
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA240A40FCD0FE45FC1D5801" authorityName="Theobald" authorityYear="1907" box="[787,908,490,516]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Pardomyia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="183" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Pardomyia</taxonomicName>
Group share some variable characters, which have led researchers to relate them to the nominotypical species.
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FCB2FDA1FBC6582D" box="[881,1111,526,552]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Aedes quadripunctis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was considered a subspecies of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FF74FD9CFEB35849" box="[183,290,563,588]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FE92FD9DFE755849" author="Basio, R. G." box="[337,484,562,588]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refId="ref144497" refString="Basio, R. G. (1971) The mosquito fauna of the Philippines (Diptera Culicidae). Monograph No. 4. National Museum of the Philippines, Manila, v + 198 pp." type="book" year="1971">Basio (1971)</bibRefCitation>
and later returned to species status by
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FC67FD9DFB285848" author="Tsukamoto, M. &amp; Miyagi, I. &amp; Toma, T." box="[932,1209,562,589]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="149 - 160" refId="ref182967" refString="Tsukamoto, M., Miyagi, I. &amp; Toma, T. (1985) A revised checklist of Philippine mosquitoes. Tropical Biomedicine, 2 (2), 149 - 160." type="journal article" year="1985">
Tsukamoto
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FBEAFD9CFBF55849" box="[1065,1124,562,588]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
(1985)
</bibRefCitation>
, and
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FB3BFD9DFA0C5849" box="[1272,1437,562,588]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Ae. nigrescens</emphasis>
was originally described as a variety of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA240A40FD9EFDF9FCD05875" authorityName="Theobald" authorityYear="1907" box="[605,833,598,624]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Pardomyia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantia">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FD9EFDF9FCD05875" box="[605,833,598,624]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Pardomyia aurantia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but elevated to species (as
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FBB8FDF8FB505875" box="[1147,1217,599,624]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">painei</emphasis>
) by
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FB35FDF9FF745890" author="Knight, K. L. &amp; Hull, W. B." pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="211 - 251" refId="ref162691" refString="Knight, K. L. &amp; Hull, W. B. (1951) The Aedes mosquitoes of the Philippine Islands. I. Keys to species. Subgenera Mucidus, Ochlerotatus, and Finlaya (Diptera, Culicidae). Pacific Science, 5 (3), 211 - 251." type="journal article" year="1951">Knight &amp; Hull (1951)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A40FF04FD31FD33594D" blockId="23.[151,1437,382,840]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
The nominotypical subspecies was described from an unknown number of adult females collected in the city of Kuching,
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA240A40FEE4FD6DFE1B58D9" box="[295,394,706,732]" name="Malaysia" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Sarawak</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA240A40FE54FD6DFE6F58D9" box="[407,510,706,732]" name="Malaysia" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Malaysia</collectingCountry>
(Island of Borneo).
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specimens are in the Natural History Museum, London (
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FF5CFD49FEC55905" author="Townsend, B. C." box="[159,340,742,768]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="35 - 152" refId="ref182830" refString="Townsend, B. C. (1990) Culicidae. In: Townsend, B. C., Chainey, J. E., Crosskey, R. W., Pont, A. C., Lane, R. P., Boorman, J. P. T. &amp; Crouch, C. A. (Eds.), A catalogue of the types of bloodsucking flies in the British Museum (Natural History), Natural History Museum, London, pp. 35 - 152." type="book chapter" year="1990">Townsend 1990</bibRefCitation>
). Characters given in the original description of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FC9EFD48FC595905" box="[861,968,743,768]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have been used in keys and/or descriptions (
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FF5CFCA5FEFA5921" author="Knight, K. L. &amp; Bohart, R. M. &amp; Bohart, G. E." box="[159,363,778,804]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refId="ref162924" refString="Knight, K. L., Bohart, R. M. &amp; Bohart, G. E. (1944) Keys to the mosquitoes of the Australasian Region, including a synopsis of their distribution and breeding habits. National Research Council, Division of Medical Sciences, Washington, D. C., (iii) + 71 pp." type="book" year="1944">
Knight
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FF37FCA4FEB55921" box="[244,292,778,804]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al</emphasis>
. 1944
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FEB5FCA5FD955921" author="Knight, K. L." box="[374,516,778,804]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="315 - 325" refId="ref162384" refString="Knight, K. L. (1947) The Aedes (Mucidus) mosquitoes of the Pacific (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 37 (9), 315 - 325. [https: // www. jstor. org / stable / 24531923]" type="journal article" year="1947">Knight 1947</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FDCCFCA5FD2F5921" author="Mattingly, P. F." box="[527,702,778,804]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refId="ref168823" refString="Mattingly, P. F. (1961) The culicine mosquitoes of the Indomalayan Area. Part V. Genus Aedes Meigen, subgenera Mucidus Theobald, Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribalzaga and Neomelaniconion Newstead. British Museum (Natural History), London, 62 pp." type="book" year="1961">Mattingly 1961</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FD0BFCA5FCDD5921" author="Tyson, W. H." box="[712,844,778,804]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="28 - 80" refId="ref183003" refString="Tyson, W. H. (1970) Contributions to the mosquito fauna of Southeast Asia. VIII. Genus Aedes, subgenus Mucidus Theobald in Southeast Asia. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 6 (2), 28 - 80." type="journal article" year="1970">Tyson 1970</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FC94FCA5FC6E5921" author="Lee, D. J. &amp; Hicks, M. M. &amp; Griffiths, M. &amp; Russell, R. C. &amp; Marks, E. N." box="[855,1023,778,804]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refId="ref164769" refString="Lee, D. J., Hicks, M. M., Griffiths, M., Russell, R. C. &amp; Marks, E. N. (1984) The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Vol. 3. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genus Aedes. Subgenera Geoskusea, Halaedes, Huaedes, Leptosomatomyia, Levua, Lorrainea, Macleaya, Mucidus, Neomelaniconion, Nothoskusea, Ochlerotatus, Paraedes, Pseudoskusea, Rhinoskusea. Monograph Series, Entomology Monograph No. 2. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, v + 257 pp." type="book" year="1984">
Lee
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FC44FCA4FC2C5921" box="[903,957,778,804]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">et al.</emphasis>
1984
</bibRefCitation>
), as indicated in the following extract from the original description (
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FE24FC81FD04594D" author="Theobald, F. V." box="[487,661,814,840]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" refId="ref182007" refString="Theobald, F. V. (1907) A monograph of the Culicidae or mosquitoes. Vol. 4. British Museum (Natural History), London, xix + 639 pp., 16 pls. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 58067" type="book" year="1907">Theobald 1907</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D6A86550BA240A40FF34FCD7FE3B5FA9" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="description">
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A40FF34FCD7FB9559D2" blockId="23.[199,1383,888,1344]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
<specimenCount id="88B4FD52BA240A40FF34FCD7FE9A598A" box="[247,267,888,911]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="female"></specimenCount>
. Head pale brown, densely clothed with bright golden yellow narrow-curved scales, particularly dense around the borders of the eyes, numerous rich ochraceous to golden yellow long upright forked scales, becoming a little darker at the sides... the whole head presents a general golden yellow appearance.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A40FF34FC4BFE4B5E46" blockId="23.[199,1383,888,1344]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Thorax bright brown, with a prominent band of brilliant golden yellow narrow-curved scales running across it behind the head [the extent of this band is not noted], the remainder clothed with deep black narrow-curved scales of almost sooty appearance....</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A40FF34FBFFFEFE5ED1" blockId="23.[199,1383,888,1344]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Abdomen golden brown, the two basal segments [terga] clothed with almost entirely deep violet black scales, the third with some median spots of bright golden yellow scales, the remainder having gradually more golden yellow scales mixed with the violet black until the segments [terga] become brilliant metallic golden yellow; venter mostly golden yellow....</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A40FF34FB4FFC375F45" blockId="23.[199,1383,888,1344]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">…femora and tibiae spotted with rich golden and violet-black… in the hind legs the base of the first tarsal [tarsomere 2], second tarsal, and to some extent the third tarsal, with a narrow yellow band, most pronounced on the first tarsal, the last hind tarsal pure white [hindtarsomere 5 not noted].…</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A40FF04FAC1FE3B5FA9" blockId="23.[151,1437,1390,1632]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Theobald also noted that “It varies to some extent in regard to the amount of golden scales on the abdomen and the spotting of the legs.”</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D6A86550BA240A40FF04FA19FBBF5C65" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A40FF04FA19FBBF5C65" blockId="23.[151,1437,1390,1632]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
Subspecies
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA240A40FE8BFA19FE485FD5" box="[328,473,1462,1488]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FE8BFA19FE485FD5" box="[328,473,1462,1488]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was described from Berner Creek, near Innisfail, in northeastern
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA240A40FB63FA19FAB65FD5" box="[1184,1319,1462,1488]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Queensland</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA240A40FAECFA19FA085FD5" box="[1327,1433,1462,1488]" name="Australia" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Australia</collectingCountry>
, just south of Cairns. A female
<typeStatus id="41098879BA240A40FE27FA75FDD75FF1" box="[484,582,1498,1524]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
and a female
<typeStatus id="41098879BA240A40FD1CFA75FCAE5FF1" box="[735,831,1498,1524]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
served for the description. Illustrations were promised for a future publication but we are not aware of it having been done. The types are in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney,
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA240A40FD3CF98DFC5B5C39" box="[767,970,1570,1596]" country="Australia" name="New South Wales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">New South Wales</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA240A40FC10F98DFBAC5C39" box="[979,1085,1570,1596]" name="Australia" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Australia</collectingCountry>
. The following characters from
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA240A40FF54F9E9FEA05C65" author="Taylor, F. H." box="[151,305,1606,1632]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" pagination="67 - 69" refId="ref181298" refString="Taylor, F. H. (1927) Two new species of Australian Culicidae (Diptera). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 18 (1), 67 - 69. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300019696" type="journal article" year="1927">Taylor (1927)</bibRefCitation>
roughly parallel characters given above for the female of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA240A40FC78F9E8FBB75C65" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[955,1062,1607,1632]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FC78F9E8FBB75C65" box="[955,1062,1607,1632]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D6A86550BA240A4FFF34F93FFCE95998" lastPageId="24" lastPageNumber="25" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="description">
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA240A4FFF34F93FFDE5583E" blockId="23.[199,1383,1680,2028]" lastBlockId="24.[199,1384,151,571]" lastPageId="24" lastPageNumber="25" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
<specimenCount id="88B4FD52BA240A40FF34F93FFE9A5CA2" box="[247,267,1680,1703]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="female"></specimenCount>
.
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FEDBF93FFEDE5CAD" box="[280,335,1680,1704]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Head</emphasis>
covered with golden narrow-curved and dark upright forked scales, the latter very numerous; a dense median row of sickle-shaped golden ones in the middle; the narrow-curved golden scales round the eyes are very prominent, widening out laterally... palpi about one-quarter the length of the proboscis, densely covered with golden scales, except about the apical quarter, which is clothed with black scales... proboscis covered with golden scales with irregular patches of black ones.... Antennae with basal lobes pale testaceous, with a few small flat golden scales on inner surface....
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FEAAF8EBFE235D59" box="[361,434,1860,1884]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Thorax</emphasis>
: scutum chocolate-coloured, covered with mixed golden and chocolate-brown, narrow-curved scales; there is a moderately broad median transverse band of golden scales reaching right across the scutum, reaching this but not passing it is a broad (about a quarter the width of the scutum) stripe of golden scales; the golden scales are very pronounced on the anterior margin of the scutum... prothoracic lobes prominent, black, clothed with golden narrow-curved scales… pleurae blackish brown, with pale golden flat scales in the middle....
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA240A40FBB4F87BFB465DE9" box="[1143,1239,2004,2028]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Abdomen</emphasis>
: first segment dark chocolate-brown covered with black flat scales… also a narrow, median, basal patch of pale golden, loosely applied, flat scales... segments 2 to 4, inclusive... each with two small, submedian, basal, golden spots and golden, median, lateral patches, largest on the fourth; third segment with a small subapical, golden spot toward the edge on either side; fourth flecked with scattered golden scales; segments 5 to the apex black-scaled, profusely mottled with golden scales... venter clothed with golden scales except the apex, which is dark-scaled.
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFB91FE88FB135B3B" box="[1106,1154,295,318]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Legs</emphasis>
: femora of fore legs... heavily spotted with golden scales, with a basal golden band, knees golden; tibiae... profusely spotted with golden scales, apex golden; first tarsal joint with basal golden banding, apex narrowly golden, remainder mottled black and golden; second to fourth joints black-scaled with moderately broad basal banding, fifth golden with a few scattered dark scales; femora, tibiae and tarsi of mid legs similar to those of the fore legs... the fifth tarsals are entirely golden; femora and tibiae of hind legs similar to those of the fore and mid legs; first tarsals black-scaled, not mottled, with a basal golden band, second tarsal black with basal golden banding, third and fourth tarsals black with creamy-white basal banding, fifth tarsal creamy-white....
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04FDCCFCE95998" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
Except for the adult females there are no comprehensive comparisons of the other life stages of the two nominal taxa.
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFF1BFD29FD9058A5" author="Edwards, F. W. &amp; Given, D. H. C." box="[216,513,646,672]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" pagination="337 - 357" refId="ref154403" refString="Edwards, F. W. &amp; Given, D. H. C. (1928) The early stages of some Singapore mosquitos. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 18 (4), 337 - 357. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300020265" type="journal article" year="1928">Edwards &amp; Given (1928)</bibRefCitation>
partially described and illustrated the pupal and larval stages of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFAC6FD28FAE158A5" box="[1285,1392,647,672]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(as
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF54FD05FEED58C1" box="[151,380,682,708]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Pardomyia aurantia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) from
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA2B0A4FFE0DFD05FDD258C1" box="[462,579,682,708]" name="Singapore" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Singapore</collectingCountry>
. They noted a long pupal trumpet and rounded paddles lacking fringe; and a larva with mostly single setae and mandibles (illustrated) modified for grasping prey. In contradiction, in a key,
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFF54FD5CFEA15909" author="Tyson, W. H." box="[151,304,754,781]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" pagination="28 - 80" refId="ref183003" refString="Tyson, W. H. (1970) Contributions to the mosquito fauna of Southeast Asia. VIII. Genus Aedes, subgenus Mucidus Theobald in Southeast Asia. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 6 (2), 28 - 80." type="journal article" year="1970">Tyson (1970)</bibRefCitation>
wrote: “Paddle [of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFDDBFD5CFD125909" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[536,643,755,780]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFDDBFD5CFD125909" box="[536,643,755,780]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
] with the lateral margin densely and conspicuously spiculate.”
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFAA7FD5CFF735935" author="Penn, G. H." pageId="24" pageNumber="25" pagination="3 - 85" refId="ref172833" refString="Penn, G. H. (1949) The pupae of the mosquitoes of New Guinea. Pacific Science, 3 (1), 3 - 85." type="journal article" year="1949">Penn (1949)</bibRefCitation>
published a description and illustration of the pupa of subspecies
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFC0AFCB9FBCB5935" box="[969,1114,790,816]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFC0AFCB9FBCB5935" box="[969,1114,790,816]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but apparently did not have specimens of subspecies
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFE6DFC94FD885951" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[430,537,827,852]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFE6DFC94FD885951" box="[430,537,827,852]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and did not find sufficient characters in
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFC1CFC95FB685951" author="Edwards, F. W. &amp; Given, D. H. C." box="[991,1273,826,852]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" pagination="337 - 357" refId="ref154403" refString="Edwards, F. W. &amp; Given, D. H. C. (1928) The early stages of some Singapore mosquitos. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 18 (4), 337 - 357. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300020265" type="journal article" year="1928">Edwards &amp; Given (1928)</bibRefCitation>
to contrast the two subspecies.
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFE8CFCF1FD81597D" author="Mattingly, P. F." box="[335,528,862,888]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" pagination="87 - 91" refId="ref168974" refString="Mattingly, P. F. (1970) Mosquito eggs VIII. Genus Aedes, subgenus Mucidus Theobald. Mosquito Systematics Newsletter, 2 (3), 87 - 91." type="journal article" year="1970">Mattingly (1970)</bibRefCitation>
described the eggs of subspecies
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFC4DFCF0FC68597D" box="[910,1017,863,888]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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,
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA2B0A4FFB72FCF1FA8B597D" box="[1201,1306,862,888]" name="Malaysia" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Malaysia</collectingCountry>
, but we are not aware of a description of the eggs of subspecies
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFD23FC2DFCE05999" box="[736,881,898,924]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D6A86550BA2B0A4EFF04FC08FB995CDE" lastPageId="25" lastPageNumber="26" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04FC08FEE75E29" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFF04FC08FECC59C5" author="Tyson, W. H." box="[199,349,934,961]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" pagination="28 - 80" refId="ref183003" refString="Tyson, W. H. (1970) Contributions to the mosquito fauna of Southeast Asia. VIII. Genus Aedes, subgenus Mucidus Theobald in Southeast Asia. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 6 (2), 28 - 80." type="journal article" year="1970">Tyson (1970)</bibRefCitation>
separated the two nominal taxa by geographic area:
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFC6FFC09FBAC59C5" box="[940,1085,934,960]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the Australasian
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA2B0A4FFADFFC09FAFC59C5" box="[1308,1389,934,960]" country="Iraq" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Region</collectingRegion>
and
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF54FC64FE9359E1" box="[151,258,971,996]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA2B0A4FFE90FC65FD9D59E1" box="[339,524,970,996]" country="Saudi Arabia" name="Ash Sharqiyah" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Oriental Region</collectingRegion>
. He provided a key for separating females of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFBD0FC64FBEF59E1" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1043,1150,971,996]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFBD0FC64FBEF59E1" box="[1043,1150,971,996]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFB4EFC65FA8F59E1" box="[1165,1310,970,996]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFB4EFC65FA8F59E1" box="[1165,1310,970,996]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFA95FC64FA0D59E1" box="[1366,1436,971,996]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">painei</emphasis>
(=
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF78FC40FEA35E0D" box="[187,306,1007,1032]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">nigrescens</emphasis>
), but stated in a footnote that the males of the
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFCA2FC40FC5D5E0D" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[865,972,1007,1032]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFCA2FC40FC5D5E0D" box="[865,972,1007,1032]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex (these three nominal taxa) are “indistinguishable.”
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04FB99FDBB5E9C" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
Without comment,
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFE61FB99FD145E55" author="Knight, K. L. &amp; Bohart, R. M. &amp; Bohart, G. E." box="[418,645,1078,1104]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" refId="ref162924" refString="Knight, K. L., Bohart, R. M. &amp; Bohart, G. E. (1944) Keys to the mosquitoes of the Australasian Region, including a synopsis of their distribution and breeding habits. National Research Council, Division of Medical Sciences, Washington, D. C., (iii) + 71 pp." type="book" year="1944">
Knight
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFE3BFB98FDA35E55" box="[504,562,1078,1104]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">et al.</emphasis>
(1944)
</bibRefCitation>
included
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFD35FB99FC165E55" box="[758,903,1078,1104]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as a subspecies of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFBA0FB98FB5F5E55" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1123,1230,1079,1104]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFBA0FB98FB5F5E55" box="[1123,1230,1079,1104]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in a key to
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFA9AFB99FA0D5E55" box="[1369,1436,1078,1104]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFA9AFB99FA0D5E55" box="[1369,1436,1078,1104]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Aedes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the Australasian
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA2B0A4FFEB2FBF5FE575E71" box="[369,454,1114,1140]" country="Iraq" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Region</collectingRegion>
. They used the following characters to separate
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFC24FBF4FB7A5E71" box="[999,1259,1114,1140]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFC24FBF4FBC35E71" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[999,1106,1115,1140]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">aurantius</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFB99FBF5FB7A5E71" box="[1114,1259,1114,1140]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">chrysogaster</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
from
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFAF2FBF4FE9F5E9D" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFAF2FBF4FA0D5E71" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1329,1436,1115,1140]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">aurantius</taxonomicName>
nigrescens
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFE87FBD0FDB35E9D" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[324,546,1151,1176]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFE87FBD0FDB35E9D" box="[324,546,1151,1176]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
:
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04FB0DFC915F01" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFF04FB0DFEC95EB9" box="[199,344,1186,1212]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF04FB0DFEC95EB9" box="[199,344,1186,1212]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
—“Tarsal segments [tarsomeres] basally banded with golden scales (V of mid legs all golden), segments III and IV of hind legs with white basal bands, segment V of hind legs entirely creamy-white; abdominal segment I with narrow median patch of golden scales”.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04FAA0FBC35F91" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFF04FAA0FEA35F2D" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[199,306,1295,1320]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF04FAA0FEA35F2D" box="[199,306,1295,1320]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFEABFAA0FE4E5F2D" box="[360,479,1295,1320]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">nigrescens</emphasis>
—“Tarsal segments of fore and mid legs unbanded, brown, segments I, II and often III of hind legs basally yellow banded, segment V entirely white” Characters to distinguish
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFBB5FA9CFB705F49" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1142,1249,1331,1356]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFBB5FA9CFB705F49" box="[1142,1249,1331,1356]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFAE5FA9CFA0C5F49" box="[1318,1437,1331,1356]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">nigrescens</emphasis>
included: “Abdominal tergites [terga] I and II almost entirely black, III with some median spots of golden scales, IV to VII with gradually more golden scales until the last segments are brilliant golden”.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04FA31FEA05FD8" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
Oddly, the key character of a basal white band on tarsomere IV of the hindleg of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFB88FA31FB4D5FBD" box="[1099,1244,1438,1464]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFB88FA31FB4D5FBD" box="[1099,1244,1438,1464]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is not mentioned for
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF7CFA6CFEBB5FD9" box="[191,298,1475,1500]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04FA49FC525CB1" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
Knight (1948) wrote a note about his efforts to corroborate the distinctness of subspecies
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFB51FA49FAB25C05" box="[1170,1315,1510,1536]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFB51FA49FAB25C05" box="[1170,1315,1510,1536]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: “Personal communications from Dr. W. V. King... and
<collectorName id="3347530DBA2B0A4FFD47F9A4FC8B5C20" box="[644,794,1547,1573]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Mr. D. J. Lee</collectorName>
... both of whom have examined the types, have disclosed that this subspecies (at least the type specimens) differs from either [both?]
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFBD1F980FBEC5C4D" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1042,1149,1583,1608]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFBD1F980FBEC5C4D" box="[1042,1149,1583,1608]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFB4BF980FAEA5C4D" authority="(Theobald)" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[1160,1403,1582,1608]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFB4BF980FB625C4D" box="[1160,1267,1583,1608]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
(Theobald)
</taxonomicName>
or [and?]
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF24F9FCFF645C69" box="[231,245,1619,1644]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">a</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFEC7F9FCFEDB5C69" box="[260,330,1619,1644]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">painei</emphasis>
Knight [=
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFE09F9FCFDD05C69" box="[458,577,1619,1644]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">nigrescens</emphasis>
] in possessing a narrow basal white band on the fourth hind tarsal segment [hindtarsomere 4]. Also,
<collectorName id="3347530DBA2B0A4FFE72F9D8FD9A5C94" box="[433,523,1655,1681]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Mr. Lee</collectorName>
reported that the scutal scaling of the
<typeStatus id="41098879BA2B0A4FFC7DF9D9FBB15C95" box="[958,1056,1654,1680]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
is strictly as described by Taylor, but that the differentiation of the pattern in the
<typeStatus id="41098879BA2B0A4FFD66F934FC945CB0" box="[677,773,1691,1717]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
is less obvious.”
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2B0A4FFF04F911FD045DFC" blockId="24.[151,1437,610,2041]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFF04F911FE1F5CDD" author="Mattingly, P. F." box="[199,398,1726,1752]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" refId="ref168823" refString="Mattingly, P. F. (1961) The culicine mosquitoes of the Indomalayan Area. Part V. Genus Aedes Meigen, subgenera Mucidus Theobald, Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribalzaga and Neomelaniconion Newstead. British Museum (Natural History), London, 62 pp." type="book" year="1961">Mattingly (1961)</bibRefCitation>
, in his treatment of Indomalayan
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFCD8F911FCCF5CDD" box="[795,862,1726,1752]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFCD8F911FCCF5CDD" box="[795,862,1726,1752]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Aedes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, including the subgenus
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFB40F911FB7B5CDD" box="[1155,1258,1726,1752]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFB40F911FB775CDD" authorityName="Theobald" authorityYear="1901" box="[1155,1254,1726,1752]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Mucidus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
redescribed all stages of subspecies
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFE48F94CFE675CF9" baseAuthorityName="Theobald" baseAuthorityYear="1907" box="[395,502,1763,1788]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFE48F94CFE675CF9" box="[395,502,1763,1788]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
using specimens from throughout its range, and for females he noted: “Scutum covered mainly with narrow, dark brown scales, golden scales confined to anterior border and shoulders [this is also as later described and illustrated by
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2B0A4FFDA0F884FD7F5D41" author="Tyson, W. H." box="[611,750,1834,1861]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" pagination="28 - 80" refId="ref183003" refString="Tyson, W. H. (1970) Contributions to the mosquito fauna of Southeast Asia. VIII. Genus Aedes, subgenus Mucidus Theobald in Southeast Asia. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, 6 (2), 28 - 80." type="journal article" year="1970">Tyson 1970</bibRefCitation>
]…. Hind tarsus with first two segments pale at base, 3rd and 4th narrowly pale at base or entirely dark, 5th conspicuously pale, contrasting sharply with the dark apex of the 4th segment.” And in the key to females: “Abdomen with tergites [terga] IVVII largely or wholly golden scaled”. He did not discuss or describe
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFE31F839FD125DB5" box="[498,643,1942,1968]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFE31F839FD125DB5" box="[498,643,1942,1968]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
except to contrast it with
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFC6AF838FB855DB5" box="[937,1044,1943,1968]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in a key to females: “Scutum with more numerous golden scales; fourth hind tarsal with narrow basal white band”. He did not compare subspecies
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2B0A4FFF54F871FEB95DFD" box="[151,296,2014,2040]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFF54F871FEB95DFD" box="[151,296,2014,2040]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to other life stages of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2B0A4FFDE1F870FD1C5DFD" box="[546,653,2015,2040]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFF04FF38FEC15AD0" blockId="25.[151,1436,151,213]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2A0A4EFF04FF38FE145AB4" author="Lee, D. J. &amp; Hicks, M. M. &amp; Griffiths, M. &amp; Russell, R. C. &amp; Marks, E. N." box="[199,389,151,177]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" refId="ref164769" refString="Lee, D. J., Hicks, M. M., Griffiths, M., Russell, R. C. &amp; Marks, E. N. (1984) The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Vol. 3. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genus Aedes. Subgenera Geoskusea, Halaedes, Huaedes, Leptosomatomyia, Levua, Lorrainea, Macleaya, Mucidus, Neomelaniconion, Nothoskusea, Ochlerotatus, Paraedes, Pseudoskusea, Rhinoskusea. Monograph Series, Entomology Monograph No. 2. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, v + 257 pp." type="book" year="1984">
Lee
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFF3AFF38FEA35AB4" box="[249,306,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">et al.</emphasis>
(1984)
</bibRefCitation>
distinguished adult females of the two nominal forms in a key (reformatted here to conform to journal style).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFF21FEAAFAF65B61" blockId="25.[226,1383,260,429]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
2(1) Scutum dark scaled [sharply] contrasting with prominent transverse area of narrow yellow scales on anterior margin and with a few yellow scales around prescutellar area, above wing root and (rarely) behind fossa; ppn [postpronotum] with narrow yellow scales on upper one third to one half......
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFB5CFEE2FA915B61" box="[1183,1280,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFAC5FEE2FAF65B61" authority="Scutum" authorityName="Scutum" box="[1286,1383,333,356]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFAC5FEE2FAF65B61" box="[1286,1383,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFEE1FEDEFAF45BA8" blockId="25.[226,1383,260,429]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Scutum with more extensive yellow and/or golden-reflecting scaling; anterior yellow scaled margin not sharply contrasting...................................................................3</paragraph>
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3(2) Ppn [postpronotum] with narrow yellow scales on upper one quarter to one half; scutum with yellow scaling variable but usually including a more or less distinct transverse band at mid length....................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFBB4FD8AFB495839" box="[1143,1240,549,572]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFBB4FD8AFB495839" box="[1143,1240,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFB1CFD8BFAF35839" authority="Ppn" authorityName="Ppn" box="[1247,1378,548,572]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFB1CFD8BFAF35839" box="[1247,1378,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
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Ppn with small patch of narrow yellow scales on upper one fifth; scutum dorsally with areas of golden-reflecting (rather than yellow) scales, not forming a band at mid length.....................
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFAE7FDC2FAF25881" box="[1316,1379,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">painei</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFF04FD02FEDE5E2A" blockId="25.[151,1437,684,1755]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
In the above key, the description of the pattern of golden ornamentation on the scutum of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFB68FD03FAAD58C3" box="[1195,1340,684,710]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFB68FD03FAAD58C3" box="[1195,1340,684,710]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is rather vague: “yellow scaling variable but usually including a more or less distinct transverse band at mid length”.
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2A0A4EFA83FD7FFF73590B" author="Taylor, F. H." pageId="25" pageNumber="26" pagination="67 - 69" refId="ref181298" refString="Taylor, F. H. (1927) Two new species of Australian Culicidae (Diptera). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 18 (1), 67 - 69. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300019696" type="journal article" year="1927">Taylors (1927)</bibRefCitation>
description (see above) is more detailed but since it lacks an illustration it is rather difficult to visualize, and does not seem to follow closely the characteristics of the
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. In notes recorded by Stone and Knight for their 1977 catalog, we found an unpublished sketch of the
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of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFC7AFC93FBDB5953" box="[953,1098,828,854]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, presumably drawn by Stone, which we interpret as follows: Anterior promontory with a pair of small chocolate-brown spots, annotated by the illustrator as “(bare?)”; scutal fossa with “chocolate brown scales”, outlined anteriorly, laterally and posteriorly with “prominent golden scales”; dorsocentral area golden-scaled, anterior dorsocentral area “largely golden with some chocolate brown intermingled” and the posterior dorsocentral area “mainly golden, some brown”; antealar and supraalar areas “golden”, antealar area bordered anteriorly by a bare dark brown line, presumably along the prescutal suture.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFF04FB97FCB25EBB" blockId="25.[151,1437,684,1755]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
There are two distinct scutal patterns outlined above. The nominotypical form has an anterior golden band, and
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFF54FBF3FEB95E73" box="[151,296,1116,1142]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFF54FBF3FEB95E73" box="[151,296,1116,1142]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a variously described broad transverse band. There are also apparent differences in characteristics of the legs and abdomen, which we do not consider here but which could be of significance in separating the two nominal taxa, or could be indicators of a species complex.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFF04FB66FC415F77" blockId="25.[151,1437,684,1755]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2A0A4EFF04FB66FEEF5EE7" author="Lee, D. J. &amp; Hicks, M. M. &amp; Griffiths, M. &amp; Russell, R. C. &amp; Marks, E. N." box="[199,382,1224,1251]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" refId="ref164769" refString="Lee, D. J., Hicks, M. M., Griffiths, M., Russell, R. C. &amp; Marks, E. N. (1984) The Culicidae of the Australasian Region. Vol. 3. Nomenclature, synonymy, literature, distribution, biology and relation to disease. Genus Aedes. Subgenera Geoskusea, Halaedes, Huaedes, Leptosomatomyia, Levua, Lorrainea, Macleaya, Mucidus, Neomelaniconion, Nothoskusea, Ochlerotatus, Paraedes, Pseudoskusea, Rhinoskusea. Monograph Series, Entomology Monograph No. 2. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, v + 257 pp." type="book" year="1984">
Lee
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFF34FB66FEB65EE7" box="[247,295,1224,1250]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">et al</emphasis>
. (1984)
</bibRefCitation>
included distributional notes which we believe are based on identifications by
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that indicate sympatry of the two nominal forms: “
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFD5BFB43FC095F03" box="[664,920,1260,1286]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
<collectingCounty id="776C4E57BA2A0A4EFD5BFB43FD275F03" box="[664,694,1260,1286]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Ae</collectingCounty>
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFD7FFB42FC095F03" box="[700,920,1261,1286]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">aurantius aurantius</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
is known from
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFB84FB43FB0F5F03" box="[1095,1182,1260,1286]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Malaya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="168" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Malaya</taxonomicName>
,
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA2A0A4EFB6BFB43FA845F03" box="[1192,1301,1260,1286]" name="Indonesia" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingMunicipality id="7E69ACA1BA2A0A4EFA89FB42FA0D5F02" box="[1354,1436,1261,1287]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Borneo</collectingMunicipality>
and in the
<location id="9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFECBFABFFE7A5F2F" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:161B87CDBA240A4EFF54FF38FB995CDE:9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFECBFABFFE7A5F2F" box="[264,491,1296,1322]" country="Indonesia" county="Ae" municipality="Borneo" name="Australasian Region" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" stateProvince="Papua Barat">Australasian Region</location>
has been recorded a number of times from
<location id="9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFC0BFABEFBAB5F2F" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:161B87CDBA240A4EFF54FF38FB995CDE:9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFC0BFABEFBAB5F2F" box="[968,1082,1296,1323]" country="Indonesia" county="Ae" municipality="Borneo" name="West Irian" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" stateProvince="Papua Barat">West Irian</location>
and
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA2A0A4EFBADFABEFB235F2E" box="[1134,1202,1297,1323]" country="Indonesia" name="Papua Barat" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Papua</collectingRegion>
and from 2 locations in
<location id="9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFF76FA9BFEA85F4B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:161B87CDBA240A4EFF54FF38FB995CDE:9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFF76FA9BFEA85F4B" box="[181,313,1332,1358]" country="Indonesia" county="Ae" municipality="Borneo" name="Queensland" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" stateProvince="Papua Barat">Queensland</location>
(
<location id="9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFE8BFA9BFE365F4B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:161B87CDBA240A4EFF54FF38FB995CDE:9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFE8BFA9BFE365F4B" box="[328,423,1332,1358]" country="Indonesia" county="Ae" municipality="Borneo" name="Innisfail" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" stateProvince="Papua Barat">Innisfail</location>
and
<location id="9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFE1CFA9BFDD55F4B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:161B87CDBA240A4EFF54FF38FB995CDE:9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFE1CFA9BFDD55F4B" box="[479,580,1332,1358]" country="Indonesia" county="Ae" municipality="Borneo" name="Lockhart" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" stateProvince="Papua Barat">Lockhart</location>
R. Mission); the
<typeStatus id="41098879BA2A0A4EFCC9FA9AFCAB5F4A" box="[778,826,1333,1359]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">type</typeStatus>
locality of
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFC7FFA9BFB745F4B" box="[956,1253,1332,1358]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
Ae
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFC22FA9AFBDD5F4B" box="[993,1100,1333,1358]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">aurantius</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFB97FA9BFB745F4B" box="[1108,1253,1332,1358]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">chrysogaster</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
is Innisfail, Qd. and it has also been recorded from
<location id="9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFDDCFAF6FD075F77" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:161B87CDBA240A4EFF54FF38FB995CDE:9B6D6000BA2A0A4EFDDCFAF6FD075F77" box="[543,662,1368,1395]" country="Indonesia" county="Ae" municipality="Borneo" name="West Irian" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" stateProvince="Papua Barat">West Irian</location>
, New Guinea and Papua....”
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFF04FAD2FE255C4F" blockId="25.[151,1437,684,1755]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
In summary, 1)
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2A0A4EFE43FAD3FDF65F93" author="Knight, K. L. &amp; Bohart, R. M. &amp; Bohart, G. E." box="[384,615,1404,1431]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" refId="ref162924" refString="Knight, K. L., Bohart, R. M. &amp; Bohart, G. E. (1944) Keys to the mosquitoes of the Australasian Region, including a synopsis of their distribution and breeding habits. National Research Council, Division of Medical Sciences, Washington, D. C., (iii) + 71 pp." type="book" year="1944">
Knight
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFE1BFAD2FD9D5F93" box="[472,524,1404,1430]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">et al</emphasis>
. (1944)
</bibRefCitation>
provided no justification for regarding
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFBF1FAD3FB525F93" box="[1074,1219,1404,1430]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Mucidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFBF1FAD3FB525F93" box="[1074,1219,1404,1430]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as a subspecies of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFF54FA0EFE935FBF" box="[151,258,1441,1466]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFF54FA0EFE935FBF" box="[151,258,1441,1466]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, which has since been unjustifiably followed by others; 2) we believe the divergent patterns of golden scutal scales alone are sufficient to distinguish species; 3)
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFCD8FA6AFC175FDB" box="[795,902,1477,1502]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFCD8FA6AFC175FDB" box="[795,902,1477,1502]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFC78FA6BFBDD5FDB" box="[955,1100,1476,1502]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are sympatric and identifiable with no apparent difficulty in the area of overlap. For these reasons, we hereby reinstate
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFBB3FA47FA905C07" box="[1136,1281,1512,1538]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to its original species status:
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFEFEF9A4FCD45C23" bold="true" box="[317,837,1547,1574]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFEFEF9A4FE105C23" bold="true" box="[317,385,1547,1574]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Aedes</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFE51F9A4FE665C23" bold="true" box="[402,503,1547,1574]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Mucidus</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFDC4F9A4FD085C23" bold="true" box="[519,665,1547,1574]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2A0A4EFD6BF9A3FCAC5C23" author="Taylor, F. H." box="[680,829,1548,1574]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" pagination="67 - 69" refId="ref181298" refString="Taylor, F. H. (1927) Two new species of Australian Culicidae (Diptera). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 18 (1), 67 - 69. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300019696" type="journal article" year="1927">Taylor, 1927</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFC90F9A3FBBC5C23" baseAuthorityName="Taylor" baseAuthorityYear="1927" box="[851,1069,1548,1574]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFC90F9A3FBBC5C23" box="[851,1069,1548,1574]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Aedes chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is currently listed as a species in the Encyclopedia of Life.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA2A0A4EFF04F9FBFB995CDE" blockId="25.[151,1437,684,1755]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFF04F9FBFE115C6B" box="[199,384,1620,1646]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFF04F9FBFE115C6B" box="[199,384,1620,1646]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Aedes aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a single synonym:
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFD5FF9FBFC235C6B" authorityName="Leicester" authorityYear="1908" box="[668,946,1620,1646]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Ekrinomyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aureostriata">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFD5FF9FBFC235C6B" box="[668,946,1620,1646]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Ekrinomyia aureostriata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2A0A4EFC7DF9FBFBEB5C6B" author="Leicester, G. F." box="[958,1146,1620,1646]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" pagination="18 - 261" refId="ref165205" refString="Leicester, G. F. (1908) The Culicidae of Malaya. Studies from the Institute for Medical Research, Federated Malay States, 3 (3), 18 - 261." type="journal article" year="1908">Leicester (1908)</bibRefCitation>
from Klang, near
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA2A0A4EFA9AF9FBFF605C96" country="Malaysia" name="Kuala Lumpur" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Kuala Lumpur</collectingRegion>
[
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA2A0A4EFEC5F9D7FEE35C97" box="[262,370,1656,1682]" country="Malaysia" name="Selangor" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Selangor</collectingRegion>
],
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFE49F9D7FE4F5C97" box="[394,478,1656,1682]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Malaya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="168" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Malaya</taxonomicName>
[
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA2A0A4EFE31F9D7FDF05C97" box="[498,609,1656,1682]" name="Malaysia" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Malaysia</collectingCountry>
], synonymy with
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFCF8F9D6FC375C97" box="[827,934,1657,1682]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantius">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFCF8F9D6FC375C97" box="[827,934,1657,1682]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">aurantius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA2A0A4EFC1DF9D7FB395C97" author="Edwards, F. W." box="[990,1192,1656,1682]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" pagination="221 - 242" refId="ref153260" refString="Edwards, F. W. (1913 b) New synonymy in Oriental Culicidae. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 4 (3), 221 - 242. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 0007485300043133" type="journal article" year="1913">Edwards (1913b)</bibRefCitation>
, who stated “In Dr. Leicesters collection in the British Museum are 3 ♂ and
<specimenCount id="88B4FD52BA2A0A4EFCDFF933FCD75CB2" box="[796,838,1692,1719]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" type="female">4 ♀</specimenCount>
cotypes of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFC0BF932FBE05CB3" authorityName="Leicester" authorityYear="1908" box="[968,1137,1693,1718]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Ekrinomyia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aureostriata">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFC0BF932FBE05CB3" box="[968,1137,1693,1718]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">E. aureostriata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; the females agree exactly with the
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of
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFE8CF96EFE5B5CDF" authorityName="Theobald" authorityYear="1907" box="[335,458,1729,1754]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Pardomyia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aurantia">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFE8CF96EFE5B5CDF" box="[335,458,1729,1754]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">P. aurantia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.”
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFE26F96FFDEB5CDF" authority="(Muc.)" baseAuthorityName="Muc." box="[485,634,1728,1754]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFE26F96FFDB95CDF" box="[485,552,1728,1754]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Aedes</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFDFBF96EFDFB5CDF" box="[568,618,1729,1754]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Muc</emphasis>
.)
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA2A0A4EFD42F96FFC835CDF" baseAuthorityName="Taylor" baseAuthorityYear="1927" box="[641,786,1728,1754]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chrysogaster">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA2A0A4EFD42F96FFC835CDF" box="[641,786,1728,1754]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">chrysogaster</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is without synonyms.
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