Culiseta longiareolata (L)
Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart, 1838)
Type-loc: Canary Islands
Incomplete anal segment saddle and the very short siphon are diagnostic.
Culiseta longiareolata (L)
Culiseta longiareolata (L)
Head
- HEAD: Branch number of seta 6-C : 1. simple
- HEAD: Branch number of seta 5-C : 1. simple
- HEAD: Position of the setae 4-C and 5-C : 2. space between 4-C setae < space between 5-C
- HEAD: Ornamentation of the antennal integument : 1. smooth
- HEAD: Size of the antenna and antennal seta 1-A : 1. short antenna and 1-A hardly noticable
Thorax
Wings
Legs
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Respiratory aperture - Siphon : 2. opening at the apex of a cylindrical tube - siphon
- ABDOMEN: Siphonal tufts : 2. one pair of siphonal tuft inserted at the base of the siphon - Culiseta
- ABDOMEN: Siphon's length and shape : 1. short and stout (L <= 2) ; 2. medium (2 < L <= 4)
- ABDOMEN: Extension of the pecten : 2. near 2/3 of the siphon length ; 3. near 3/4 of the siphon length
- ABDOMEN: Pecten's ornamentation : 1. with spines only
- ABDOMEN: Abdominal plates : 1. abdominal plates absent
Distribution
- SAMPLING AREA: North of Mediterranean Sea : Albania ; Balearic Islands ; Bulgaria ; Corsica ; France ; Greece ; Hungary ; Italy ; Kosovo ; Macedonia ; Malta ; Moldova ; Montenegro ; Portugal ; Romania ; Sardinia ; Serbia ; Sicily ; Slovakia ; Slovenia ; Spain ; 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 ; Canary Islands ; Egypt ; Libya ; Madeira ; Morocco ; Tunisia