Aedes lepidonotus (L)
Aedes lepidonotus (Muller, 1764)
Type-loc: Not designated
As for species of the Rustocoides subgenus, siphon with dorsal setae. Seta 1-S is always inserted before the end of the pecten; comb with 6 to 11 scales.
Aedes lepidonotus (L)
Aedes lepidonotus (F)
Head
- HEAD: colour of maxillary palpus : 3. with mixed dark and pale scales
- HEAD: colour of proboscis : 1. entirely dark ; 2. pale in the median area
Thorax
- THORAX: Prespiracular and postspiracular setae : 3. prespiracular setae absent postspiracular setae present - Aedes
- THORAX: colour of the scutum scales : 2. yellow and cream or white
- THORAX: scutum's ornamentation : 2. with continuous bands
- THORAX: metameron's ornamentation : ?
- THORAX: postprocoxal area's ornamentation : ?
- THORAX: prealar areas ornamentation - Ae : 3. with 1 pale scale patch
- THORAX: scutum's continuous bands : 2. other colors
Wings
- WING: colour of the scales on the wing veins : 1. dark scales only ; 2. pale scales only along the costal margin
- WING: number of pale marks on the costal margin : 1. without spots
- 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 : 1. entirely dark ; 4. specled, in the median area at least
- 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 : 7. specled, in the median area at least
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Shape of the pale basal band of tergite IV : non décrit
- ABDOMEN: ornamentation of tergite IV : 8. basal pale band, with median patches and sometimes apical bands ; 11. covered with pale scales
- ABDOMEN: Ornametation of tergite III : 2. with a basal pale band ; 4. with an apical pale band
- ABDOMEN: Respiratory aperture - Siphon : 2. opening at the apex of a cylindrical tube - siphon
- ABDOMEN: Siphonal tufts : 4. one pair of siphonal tuft inserted close to the middle or near the apex of the siphon and several pairs of setae on the dorsal surface - Aedes
- ABDOMEN: Abdominal plates : 1. abdominal plates absent
- ABDOMEN: Comb teeth number : 1. 5-8 ; 2. 9-12
- ABDOMEN: Precratal setae number _ Rusticoides : 1. 2
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the seta 1-S _ Rusticoides : 1. before the last pecten tooth
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the last pecten tooth _ Rusticoides : 2. at the siphon's middle part
- ABDOMEN: Arrangement of the comb teeth _ Rusticoides : 1. on 1 irregular row
- ABDOMEN: Anal gill's size and shape _ Rusticoides : 1. short and lanceolate