Mosquitoes
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.169153 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5674790 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/153CEB6E-8A5E-FF97-FEC0-D753FA1FD4BC |
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Plazi |
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Mosquitoes |
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Key for the Identification of Adult Female Mosquitoes View in CoL View at ENA Associated with Dengue Virus Transmission in the South Pacific Islands and Australian Region
1. Head. Vertex with erect forked scales numerous, not restricted to occiput ( Fig. 44 View FIGURE 44 ); proboscis with submedian white band ( Fig. 45 View FIGURE 45 ) Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus a
Head. Vertex with erect forked scales not numerous, restricted to occiput ( Fig. 46); proboscis without submedian white band ( Fig. 47) ..................................................... 2
2(1). Thorax. Scutum black or brown with a pair of submedianlongitudinal white stripes, but without medianlongitudianal white stripe, or with white lyreshaped markings ( Fig. 48 View FIGURE 48 ). Head. Clypeus with white scale patches ( Fig. 49) ....................................... ......................................................................................... Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti View in CoL b
Thorax. Scutum with a narrow medianlongitudinal white stripe ( Fig. 50). Head. Clypeus without white scale patches ( Fig. 51 View FIGURE 51 ) ......................................................... 3
3(2). Abdomen. Abdominal terga with complete basal white bands ( Fig. 52 View FIGURE 52 ). Thorax. Mesepimeron with white scale patches not separated, forming a Vshaped white patch ( Fig. 53 View FIGURE 53 ) ........................................................... Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus View in CoL c
Abdomen. Abdominal terga without complete basal white bands ( Fig. 54 View FIGURE 54 ). Thorax. Mesepimeron with white scale patches separated, or if not separated not forming Vshaped white patch ( Fig. 55 View FIGURE 55 ) ..................................................................................... 4
4(3). Thorax. Lower mesepimeral white scale patch absent or very small, with no morethan 3 scales ( Fig. 56) .................................................. Aedes (Stegomyia) rotumae View in CoL d
Thorax. Lower mesepimeral white scale patch present or well developed, with more than 3 scales ( Fig. 57 View FIGURE 57 ) ............................................................................................... 5
5(4). Leg. Hindtarsomere 5 not entirely white or with basal onehalf white ( Fig. 58 View FIGURE 58 )......... ......................................................................................... Aedes (Stegomyia) hensilli View in CoL e
Leg. Hindtarsomere 5 entirely white ( Fig. 59 View FIGURE 59 ) …………………………….............. 6
6(5). Abdomen.Some abdominal terga with complete subbasal white bands ( Figs.60 View FIGURE 60 and 61 View FIGURE 61 ) ........................... Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris View in CoL f and Aedes (Stegomyia) hebrideus View in CoL f
Abdomen. Abdominal terga without or with incomplete subbasal white bands ( Fig. 62 View FIGURE 62 ) .................................................................................................................................... 7
7(6). Leg. Hindtarsomere 4 usually white for less than 0.67 ( Fig. 63 View FIGURE 63 ) ................................ ............................................................................................ Aedes (Stegomyia) cooki View in CoL g
Leg. Hindtarsomere 4 usually white for more than 0.67 ( Fig. 64 View FIGURE 64 ) ............................. ............................................................................... Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis View in CoL g
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