Anopheles maculipennis s.l. (L)
In the coverage area of this key 7 species of the Maculipennis complex is known to be present. These can be separated with the patterns on the eggs but molecular analyses give much more certain results.
Throught Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia only Anopheles labranchiae is present.
Setae 2-IV and 2-V with 7 to 23 branches are important characters. Due to overlapping values the members of the Maculipennis complex are not always identifiable. Egg ornamentation is more reliable.
Anopheles atroparvus (Meigen, 1927) Type-loc: van Thiel
Setae 2-IV and 2-V with 6 to 22 branches
Anopheles beklemishevi (Stegnii & Kabanova, 1976) Type-loc: not designated (present in Finland, Sweden)
Larva have not been described.
Anopheles daciae (Meigen, 1818) Type-loc: Germany (molecular analyses of ITS2 gene region should be performed)
Larva have not been described.
Anopheles labranchiae (Falleroni, 1926) Type-loc: Italy Setae 2-IV and 2-V with 4 to 13 branches
Anopheles maculipennis s.s. (Meigen, 1818) Type-loc: Germany Setae 2-IV and 2-V with 7 to 23 branches
Anopheles melanoon (Hackett, 1934) Type-loc: Italy Setae 2-IV and 2-V with 16 to 32 branches
Anopheles messeae (Falleroni, 1926) Type-loc: Italy Setae 2-IV and 2-V with 11 to 27 branches
Anopheles maculipennis s.l. (L)
Anopheles maculipennis s.l. (F)
Head
- HEAD: antennal ornamentation : 1. rare and poorly developped whorls
- HEAD: interocular space ornamentation : 1. with a tuft of long white scales
- HEAD: colour of segment 5 of the maxillary palpus : 1. entirely dark
- HEAD: look of the maxillary palpus scales : 1. plastered scales, smooth palp all along ; 2. ruffled scales at the base (segment 2)
- HEAD: number of white rings on the maxillary palpus : 1. none
- HEAD: Antennal seta 1-A : 2. at the apex of the basal third
- HEAD: Number of branches of the antenna seta 1-A : 3. more than 5 branches
- HEAD: Distance between the clypeal setae 2-C : 1. shorter than the space between 2-C and 3-C
- HEAD: form of seta 3-C : 4. bushlike branched
- HEAD: form of seta 4-C : 3. pectinate
- HEAD: form of seta 5-C : 2. plumose
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 8-C : 3. 4 to 5 branches ; 4. 6 or more branches
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 9-C : 2. 2 branches ; 3. 3 to 4 branches ; 4. 5 branches or more
- HEAD: form of seta 2-C : 2. aciculate at apex only
Thorax
- THORAX: covering of the scutum : 1. with setae only ; 2. with piliform scales
- THORAX: scutums ornamentation - An : 2. with only one median band
- THORAX: Shape of the insertion of seta 1-P : 2. directly on the integument
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 3-T : 1. palmate
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-M & 10-M : 1. seta 9-M= 1; seta 10-M=1
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-T & 10-T : 1. seta 9-T= 1; seta 10-T=1
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 1-P : 3. simple or aciculate only at apex
Wings
Legs
- LEG III: colour of the median part of tibia and femur : 1. homogenous dark colour
- LEG III: colour of tarsomere 2 : 1. entirely dark
- LEG III: colour of tarsomere 3 : 1. entirely dark
- LEG III: colour of tarsomere 4 - An : 1. entirely dark
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Ornamentation of the tergites : 3. with only seta
- ABDOMEN: Respiratory aperture - Siphon : 1. directly opening on the segment VIII - Anopheles genus
- ABDOMEN: Leaflets apex of the palmate hair on the segments IV and V : 1. terminal filament absent or slightly developed
- ABDOMEN: Distribution of palmate hairs : 2. segments II to VII ; 3. segments III to VII
- ABDOMEN: Number of accesory plates on segment V : 2. 1 plate present ; 3. 3 plates present
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 2-V : 1. 1 branch ; 2. 2 to 3 branches ; 3. 4 to 7 branches ; 4. 8 to 9 branches
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 6-IV : 2. 3 branches ; 3. 4 branches
Distribution
- SAMPLING AREA: North of Mediterranean Sea : Albania ; Austria ; Azores ; Belarus ; Belgium ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Bulgaria ; Corsica ; Crimean Peninsula ; Croatia ; Czech Republic ; Denmark ; Estonia ; Finland ; France ; Germany ; Greece ; Hungary ; Ireland ; Italy ; Kosovo ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Luxembourgh ; Macedonia ; Malta ; Moldova ; Montenegro ; Netherlands ; Norway ; Poland ; Portugal ; Romania ; Sardinia ; Serbia ; Sicily ; Slovakia ; Slovenia ; Spain ; Sweden ; Switzerland ; Ukraine ; United Kingdom
- SAMPLING AREA: East of Mediterranean Sea : Armenia ; Azerbaijan ; Cyprus Island ; Georgia ; Israel ; Jordan ; Lebanon ; Palestine ; Syria ; Turkey
- SAMPLING AREA: South of Mediterranean Sea : Algeria ; Egypt ; Libya ; Morocco ; Tunisia