Aedes atropalpus (L)
Aedes atropalpus (Coquillett, 1902)
Type-loc: USA
Pecten with irregular spaced teeth, extending beyond the setae 1-S insertion; antennal seta with 2 or 3 branches, cephalic setae 5 and 6-C single.
Aedes atropalpus (L)
Aedes atropalpus (F)
Head
- HEAD: colour of maxillary palpus : 1. entirely dark
- HEAD: colour of proboscis : 1. entirely dark
- HEAD: Ornamentation of the antennal integument _ Ae : 2. distinctly spiculate
- HEAD: Localization of the antennal seta 1-A : 1. on the basal half ; 2. on the apical half
- HEAD: Number of branches on the antennal seta 1-A : 2. 2 branches ; 3. 3 branches or more
- HEAD; Branch number of seta 6-C : 1. 1 branch
Thorax
- THORAX: Prespiracular and postspiracular setae : 3. prespiracular setae absent postspiracular setae present - Aedes
- THORAX: colour of the scutum scales : 3. yellow, white and dark
- THORAX: scutum's ornamentation : 2. with continuous bands ; 4. with a large anterior patch
- THORAX: metameron's ornamentation : 2. scale patch absent
- THORAX: postprocoxal area's ornamentation : 2. scale patch absent
- THORAX: prealar areas ornamentation - Ae : 3. with 1 pale scale patch
- THORAX: shape of the longitudinal lines : 2. lyre shaped lines
- THORAX: scutum's continuous bands : 1. dark with pale bands ; 2. other colors
- THORAX: Ornamentation of the insertion point of setae 11-M and 11-T : 1. insertion near a small tooth
Wings
- WING: colour of the scales on the wing veins : 1. dark scales only
- WING: Uranotaenia or not : 2. apex of anal vein ends after mcu/cuA fork ; 4. length of the R2+R3 vein is shorter than R2/R3
Legs
- LEG III: colour of tarsomere 2 - Ae : 3. white at the base and apex
- LEG I: Orthopodomyia or not : 2. tarsomere 4 is equal or longer than tarsomere 5 ; 4. length of tarsomere 1 is shorter than tarsomere 2 through 5
- LEG III: colour of tibia : 3. with two pale rings (base + apex)
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Shape of the pale basal band of tergite IV : 1. with an even widh
- ABDOMEN: ornamentation of tergite IV : 4. only a basal pale band
- ABDOMEN: Ornametation of tergite III : 2. with a basal pale band ; 7. with lateral pale patches
- ABDOMEN: Respiratory aperture - Siphon : 2. opening at the apex of a cylindrical tube - siphon
- ABDOMEN: Siphonal tufts : 3. one pair of siphonal tuft inserted close to the middle or near the apex of the siphon - Aedes
- ABDOMEN: Abdominal plates : 1. abdominal plates absent
- ABDOMEN: Aspect of the setae other than 1-IV to 1-VII : ?
- ABDOMEN: Shape of the saddle : 3. open
- ABDOMEN: Ornamentation of the apicodistal side of segment X : 2. with spicules
- ABDOMEN: Shape of seta 9-S : 1. short and slightly curved
- ABDOMEN: Size of the siphon : 1. short
- ABDOMEN: Shape of comb teeth on segment VIII : 2. median tooth not clearly longer
- ABDOMEN: Aspect of the pecten teeth : 2. spine - like
- ABDOMEN: Arrangement of the pecten teeth on the siphon : 2. with 1 to 3 clearly isolated teeth
- ABDOMEN: Comb teeth number : 5. 21-24 ; 6. 25-30 ; 7. 31-35 ; 8. 36-40 ; 9. 41-45 ; 10. 46-50 ; 11. 51-60
- ABDOMEN: Anal gill's size and shape : 3. equal to or longer than the saddle length
- ABDOMEN: Precratal setae number : 8. None
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the last pecten tooth : 3. beyond the siphon's middle part
- ABDOMEN: Arrangement of the comb teeth : 2. in a triangular patch
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the seta 1-S : 1. before the last pecten tooth