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(
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)
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subspecies
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FECFFACCFE015F7E" bold="true" box="[268,400,1379,1403]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">gyirongensis</emphasis>
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(
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)
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. Distribution:
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(
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Autonomous Region) (
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).
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subspecies
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<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA160A72FE43FA0EFD905FBC" author="Meng, C. H." box="[384,513,1441,1465]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" pagination="159 - 163" refId="ref169944" refString="Meng, C. H. (1962) A new species of Aedes (Diptera, Culicidae). Aedes (Ochlerotatus) lasaensis sp. nov. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 11 (2), 159 - 163. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="1962">Meng, 1962</bibRefCitation>
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—original combination:
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FCCDFA0EFCDB5FBC" box="[782,842,1441,1465]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Aedes</emphasis>
(
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)
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. Distribution:
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(
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Autonomous
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) (
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).
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FF54F9AAFEDA5C1A" box="[151,331,1541,1567]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Aedes lasaensis</emphasis>
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and subspecies
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FDC9F9A9FD095C1A" box="[522,664,1542,1567]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">gyirongensis</emphasis>
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were described from localities in the
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(
<collectingRegion id="5C76F839BA160A72FF5CF986FF4C5C46" box="[159,221,1577,1603]" country="China" name="Xizang" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Tibet</collectingRegion>
) of
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.
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former was described from males and females reared from larvae taken from a “marsh in the vicinity of Lasa [Lhasa]”; the latter was described from males and females collected in
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, which is a county bordering
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(
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is also the name of a town in the country).
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localities lie within the
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,
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at an altitude of
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and
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at an altitude of
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.
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lies approximately
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west-southwest of Lhasa city.
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<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA160A72FF04F971FEC85CF2" author="Meng, C. H." box="[199,345,1757,1784]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" pagination="159 - 163" refId="ref169944" refString="Meng, C. H. (1962) A new species of Aedes (Diptera, Culicidae). Aedes (Ochlerotatus) lasaensis sp. nov. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 11 (2), 159 - 163. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="1962">Meng (1962)</bibRefCitation>
described the adults and fourth-instar larva of
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Ae.
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</emphasis>
and distinguished the species from
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FF54F8ADFF7F5D1E" box="[151,238,1794,1819]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">punctor</emphasis>
(
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)
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.
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA160A72FE5CF8ADFD895D19" author="Ma, S. - F." box="[415,536,1794,1820]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" refId="ref166982" refString="Ma, S. - F. (1982) Diptera: Culicidae. In: Qingzang Gaoyuan Zonghe Kexue Kaochadui (corporate author), Xizang kunchong [Insects of Xizang (Tibet)]. Vol. 2. Qingzang gaoyuan kexue kaocha congshu [Series of the Scientific Expedition to Qinghai- Xizang Plateau]. Science Press, Beijing, pp. 157 - 163. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="1982">Ma (1982)</bibRefCitation>
briefly described the adults of subspecies
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FC3FF8ADFB1B5D1E" box="[1020,1162,1794,1819]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">gyirongensis</emphasis>
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and illustrated the male genitalia. Since the original descriptions, the two forms have only been treated by
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Lu
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FBA3F889FB005D3A" box="[1120,1169,1829,1855]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">et al</emphasis>
. (1997)
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, who described the adults of the two forms and the larva of
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(the larva of
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remains unknown). Lu
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FAA3F8E5FA045D66" box="[1376,1429,1865,1891]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">et al</emphasis>
. provided illustrations of the male genitalia and larva (head, thorax and terminal abdominal segments) of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FAF5F8C2FA0C5D82" box="[1334,1437,1901,1927]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">lasaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and reproduced Mas illustrations (slightly modified) of the ninth tergal lobes and gonocoxite of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA160A72FB16F83DFAF25DAE" box="[1237,1379,1938,1963]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">gyirongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The morphological distinctions provided in the descriptions and illustrations of these authors are summarized in
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FF54FF38FE925AAA" bold="true" box="[151,259,151,175]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">TABLE 2</emphasis>
. Differences between adults of the subspecies of
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<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FCD0FF38FC2A5AAA" box="[787,955,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Aedes lasaensis</emphasis>
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.
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<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FF11FA005AD2" box="[163,1425,190,215]" gridrow="0" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-1="1">
<th id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FF60FF11FEE25AD2" box="[163,371,190,215]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FF60FF10FEE25AD2" bold="true" box="[163,371,191,215]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Anatomical feature</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFF11FBB65AD2" box="[719,1063,190,215]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FD0CFF10FCC25AD2" authorityName="Ma" authorityYear="1982" box="[719,851,191,215]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gyirongensis">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FD0CFF10FCC25AD2" bold="true" box="[719,851,191,215]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">gyirongensis</emphasis>
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</th>
<th id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FF11FA005AD2" box="[1093,1425,190,215]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FB86FF11FB325AD3" authorityName="Meng" authorityYear="1962" box="[1093,1187,190,214]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lasaensis">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FB86FF11FB325AD3" bold="true" box="[1093,1187,190,214]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">lasaensis</emphasis>
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</th>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FF48FA005AFA" box="[163,1425,231,255]" gridrow="1" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<th id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FF60FF48FEE25AFA" box="[163,371,231,255]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Females—wing</th>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FF48FD205AFA" box="[418,689,231,255]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Radius, dark scales at base</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFF48FBB65AFA" box="[719,1063,231,255]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">More numerous</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FF48FA005AFA" box="[1093,1425,231,255]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Normal</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FEA0FA005B22" box="[163,1425,271,295]" gridrow="2" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FEA0FD205B22" box="[418,689,271,295]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Cubitus (base?)</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFEA0FBB65B22" box="[719,1063,271,295]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">White scales more numerous than</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FEA0FA005B22" box="[1093,1425,271,295]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">White scales not more numerous</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FE9CFA005B4E" box="[163,1425,307,331]" gridrow="3" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFE9CFBB65B4E" box="[719,1063,307,331]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">dark scales</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FE9CFA005B4E" box="[1093,1425,307,331]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">than dark scales</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FEF3FA005B71" box="[163,1425,348,372]" gridrow="4" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<th id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FF60FEF3FEE25B71" box="[163,371,348,372]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Males—genitalia</th>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FEF3FD205B71" box="[418,689,348,372]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Ninth tergal lobes</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFEF3FBB65B71" box="[719,1063,348,372]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Each lobe with 37 simple and</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FEF3FA005B71" box="[1093,1425,348,372]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Each lobe with 6 or 7 simple</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FE2FFA005B9D" box="[163,1425,384,408]" gridrow="5" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFE2FFBB65B9D" box="[719,1063,384,408]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">forked spine-like setae</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FE2FFA005B9D" box="[1093,1425,384,408]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">spine-like setae</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FE07FA005BC5" box="[163,1425,424,448]" gridrow="6" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FE07FD205BC5" box="[418,689,424,448]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Gonocoxite—scales</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFE07FBB65BC5" box="[719,1063,424,448]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Relatively numerous, spatulate</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FE07FA005BC5" box="[1093,1425,424,448]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Relatively few, truncate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FE7FFA005BED" box="[163,1425,464,488]" gridrow="7" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FE7FFD205BED" box="[418,689,464,488]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Gonostylus</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFE7FFBB65BED" box="[719,1063,464,488]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Slender, gently curved distally</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FE7FFA005BED" box="[1093,1425,464,488]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Stout proximally, sharply curved</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FE5BFA005809" box="[163,1425,500,524]" gridrow="8" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FE5BFA005809" box="[1093,1425,500,524]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">distally</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FDB3FA005831" box="[163,1425,540,564]" gridrow="9" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FDB3FD205831" box="[418,689,540,564]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Basal mesal lobe (BML)</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFDB3FBB65831" box="[719,1063,540,564]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Quadrate in dorsal view, setae</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FDB3FA005831" box="[1093,1425,540,564]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Somewhat trapezoidal in dorsal</td>
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<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FDEFFA00585D" box="[163,1425,576,600]" gridrow="10" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFDEFFBB6585D" box="[719,1063,576,600]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">longer</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FDEFFA00585D" box="[1093,1425,576,600]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">view (slightly narrower at base),</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FDCBFA005879" box="[163,1425,612,636]" gridrow="11" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FDCBFA005879" box="[1093,1425,612,636]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">setae relatively short</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FD22FA0058A0" box="[163,1425,653,677]" gridrow="12" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FD22FD2058A0" box="[418,689,653,677]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Parabasal setae, insertions</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFD22FBB658A0" box="[719,1063,653,677]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Opposite mid-basal margin of</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FD22FA0058A0" box="[1093,1425,653,677]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">At distal basal margin of BML,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FD1EFA0058CC" box="[163,1425,689,713]" gridrow="13" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFD1EFBB658CC" box="[719,1063,689,713]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">BML, larger hooked seta inserted</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FD1EFA0058CC" box="[1093,1425,689,713]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">larger hooked seta inserted</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FD7AFA0058E8" box="[163,1425,725,749]" gridrow="14" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFD7AFBB658E8" box="[719,1063,725,749]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">laterad of smaller seta</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FD7AFA0058E8" box="[1093,1425,725,749]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">proximad of smaller seta</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FD52FA005910" box="[163,1425,765,789]" gridrow="15" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FD52FD205910" box="[418,689,765,789]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Line of needle-like setae</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFD52FBB65910" box="[719,1063,765,789]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Present</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FD52FA005910" box="[1093,1425,765,789]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FC8EFA00593C" box="[163,1425,801,825]" gridrow="16" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FC8EFD20593C" box="[418,689,801,825]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">at level of lower edge of</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FCEAFA005959" box="[163,1425,837,860]" gridrow="17" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FCEAFD205959" box="[418,689,837,860]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">BML</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FCC2FA005980" box="[163,1425,877,901]" gridrow="18" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FCC2FD205980" box="[418,689,877,901]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Dorsomesal apical lobe,</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFCC2FBB65980" box="[719,1063,877,901]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">More numerous, longer</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FCC2FA005980" box="[1093,1425,877,901]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Sparse, short</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FC3DFA0059AC" box="[163,1425,914,937]" gridrow="19" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FC3DFD2059AC" box="[418,689,914,937]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">setae</td>
</tr>
<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FC16FA0059D4" box="[163,1425,953,977]" gridrow="20" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FE61FC16FD2059D4" box="[418,689,953,977]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Claspette, stem</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFC16FBB659D4" box="[719,1063,953,977]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">With prominent preapical mesal</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FC16FA0059D4" box="[1093,1425,953,977]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Slightly and evenly tapered to</td>
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<tr id="20823499BA15F5A8FF60FC72FA0059F0" box="[163,1425,989,1013]" gridrow="21" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FD0CFC72FBB659F0" box="[719,1063,989,1013]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">protuberance</td>
<td id="63535DE5BA15F5A8FB86FC72FA0059F0" box="[1093,1425,989,1013]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">base of filament</td>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9E0D36DBBA150A71FF0EFB8AFD0E5F5A" blockId="38.[151,1436,1061,1375]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FF0EFB8AFEEC5E3A" authorityName="Meng" authorityYear="1962" box="[205,381,1061,1087]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lasaensis">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FF0EFB8AFEEC5E3A" box="[205,381,1061,1087]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Aedes lasaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a member of the
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FD96FB8AFC525E45" authority="Subgroup (Knight 1951)" authorityName="Subgroup (Knight" authorityYear="1951" box="[597,963,1061,1088]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctor">Punctor Subgroup (Knight 1951)</taxonomicName>
of the Communis Group (
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA150A71FB26FB8AFA055E3A" author="Edwards, F. W." box="[1253,1428,1061,1087]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" refId="ref154128" refString="Edwards, F. W. (1932 a) Genera Insectorum. Diptera, Fam. Culicidae. Fascicle 194. V. Verteneuil &amp; L. Desmet, Bruxelles [Brussels], 258 pp., 5 pls." type="book" year="1932">Edwards 1932a</bibRefCitation>
) of species within the subgenus
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FE30FBE6FD155E66" authorityName="Lynch Arribalzaga" authorityYear="1891" box="[499,644,1097,1123]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Ochlerotatus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FE30FBE6FD155E66" box="[499,644,1097,1123]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Ochlerotatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In contrast with some other species of the
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FBA9FBE6FAA45E66" authority="Subgroup" authorityName="Subgroup (Knight" authorityYear="1951" box="[1130,1333,1097,1123]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctor">Punctor Subgroup</taxonomicName>
in which the male genitalia are indistinguishable,
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FD95FBC1FCB05E82" box="[598,801,1133,1159]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">e.g. Ae. aboriginis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA150A71FCE4FBC2FC235E82" author="Dyar, H. G." box="[807,946,1133,1159]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" pagination="97 - 102" refId="ref152174" refString="Dyar, H. G. (1917 a) The mosquitoes of the Pacific Northwest (Diptera, Culicidae). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 5 (7 - 9), 97 - 102, 1 pl." type="journal article" year="1917">Dyar, 1917a</bibRefCitation>
,
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FC7FFBC2FBF75E82" box="[956,1126,1133,1159]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Ae. hexodontus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA150A71FBA8FBC2FB765E82" author="Dyar, H. G." box="[1131,1255,1133,1159]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" pagination="80 - 90" refId="ref152137" refString="Dyar, H. G. (1916) New Aedes from the mountains of California (Diptera, Culicidae). Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 4 (7 - 9), 80 - 90." type="journal article" year="1916">Dyar, 1916</bibRefCitation>
and
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FAD8FBC2FA0D5E82" box="[1307,1436,1133,1159]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
Ae.
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FA86FBC1FA0D5E82" authorityName="Subgroup (Knight" authorityYear="1951" box="[1349,1436,1134,1159]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctor">punctor</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
in
<collectingCountry id="E6A5764BBA150A71FF77FB3EFE995EAE" box="[180,264,1169,1195]" name="Canada" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Canada</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA150A71FED5FB3EFE4C5EAE" author="Wood, D. M. &amp; Dang, P. T. &amp; Ellis, R. A." box="[278,477,1169,1195]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" refId="ref185265" refString="Wood, D. M., Dang, P. T. &amp; Ellis, R. A. (1979) The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 6. The mosquitoes of Canada. (Diptera: Culicidae). Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada, Hull, Quebec, 390 pp." type="book" year="1979">
Wood
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FEA1FB3DFE025EAE" box="[354,403,1169,1195]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">et al</emphasis>
. 1979
</bibRefCitation>
), the distinguishing features of the male genitalia listed in
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, especially those of the gonocoxite and shape of the claspette stem, clearly indicate that
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FC49FB1AFC605ECA" authorityName="Meng" authorityYear="1962" box="[906,1009,1205,1231]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lasaensis">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FC49FB1AFC605ECA" box="[906,1009,1205,1231]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">lasaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FBE6FB19FB225ECA" authorityName="Ma" authorityYear="1982" box="[1061,1203,1206,1231]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gyirongensis">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FBE6FB19FB225ECA" box="[1061,1203,1206,1231]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">gyirongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are separate species, which are likely to occur in sympatry in areas of Tibet. We expect that morphological details of the larval stage, once known for both forms, in concert with DNA sequence data, will verify our decision here to formally recognize
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FF54FA8DFEB45F3E" authorityName="Ma" authorityYear="1982" box="[151,293,1314,1339]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gyirongensis">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FF54FA8DFEB45F3E" box="[151,293,1314,1339]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">gyirongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as a distinct species:
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FDE3FA8FFBB85F3E" authority="Ma, 1982" authorityName="Ma" authorityYear="1982" box="[544,1065,1312,1339]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gyirongensis" subGenus="Ochlerotatus">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FDE3FA8FFBB85F3E" bold="true" box="[544,1065,1312,1339]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FDE3FA8FFDF55F3E" bold="true" box="[544,612,1312,1339]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Aedes</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FDB4FA8FFC9D5F3E" bold="true" box="[631,780,1312,1339]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Ochlerotatus</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FCDDFA8EFC215F3E" bold="true" box="[798,944,1313,1339]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">gyirongensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="FA234B2ABA150A71FC7AFA8EFBB85F3E" author="Ma, S. - F." box="[953,1065,1313,1339]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" refId="ref166982" refString="Ma, S. - F. (1982) Diptera: Culicidae. In: Qingzang Gaoyuan Zonghe Kexue Kaochadui (corporate author), Xizang kunchong [Insects of Xizang (Tibet)]. Vol. 2. Qingzang gaoyuan kexue kaocha congshu [Series of the Scientific Expedition to Qinghai- Xizang Plateau]. Science Press, Beijing, pp. 157 - 163. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="1982">Ma, 1982</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="59B24D58BA150A71FBFAFA8EFA825F3E" authorityName="Ma" authorityYear="1982" box="[1081,1299,1313,1339]" class="Insecta" family="Culicidae" genus="Aedes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gyirongensis">
<emphasis id="ACC6EAC9BA150A71FBFAFA8EFA825F3E" box="[1081,1299,1313,1339]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Aedes gyirongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is currently listed as a species in the Encyclopedia of Life.
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