Anopheles pulcherrimus (L)
Anopheles pulcherrimus (Theobald, 1902)
Type-loc: Pakistan
Anopheles pulcherrimus (L)
Anopheles pulcherrimus (F)
Head
- HEAD: antennal ornamentation : 1. rare and poorly developped whorls
- HEAD: interocular space ornamentation : 1. with a tuft of long white scales ; 2. without a tuft of long white scales
- HEAD: colour of segment 5 of the maxillary palpus : 3. white only at the apex ; 4. white both at the base and apex
- HEAD: look of the maxillary palpus scales : 3. ruffled scales all along
- HEAD: number of white rings on the maxillary palpus : 4. 4 rings
- HEAD: Antennal seta 1-A : ?
- HEAD: Number of branches of the antenna seta 1-A : ?
- HEAD: Distance between the clypeal setae 2-C : 2. longer than the space between 2-C and 3-C
- HEAD: form of seta 3-C : 3. aciculate on its entire length
- HEAD: form of seta 4-C : 3. pectinate
- HEAD: form of seta 5-C : ?
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 8-C : ?
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 9-C : ?
- HEAD: form of seta 2-C : 3. aciculate nearly on its entire length
Thorax
- THORAX: covering of the scutum : 3. with broad scales
- THORAX: scutums ornamentation - An : 1. unicolor
- THORAX: Shape of the insertion of seta 1-P : ?
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 3-T : ?
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-M & 10-M : ?
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-T & 10-T : ?
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 1-P : ?
Wings
- WING: number of pale marks on the costal margin : 6. with 5 or more spots
- WING: arrangement of the pale spots on the fringe : 5) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
Legs
- LEG III: colour of the median part of tibia and femur : 2. with small white marks "speckled tibia"
- LEG III: colour of tarsomere 2 : 4. with a wide apical ring
- LEG III: colour of tarsomere 3 : 4. entirely white
- LEG III: colour of tarsomere 4 - An : 5. entirely white
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Ornamentation of the tergites : 2. without lateral tufts but with scales
- 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 : 2. terminal filament clearly developed
- ABDOMEN: Distribution of palmate hairs : 2. segments II to VII
- ABDOMEN: Number of accesory plates on segment V : ?
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 2-V : ?
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 6-IV : ?