Culiseta ochroptera (L)
Culiseta ochroptera (Peus, 1935)
Type-loc: Germany
Cephalic setae 5-C with at least 5 branches (maximum of 3 in the other members of the Culicella subgenus) are diagnostic.
Culiseta ochroptera (L)
Culiseta ochroptera (L)
Head
- HEAD: Branch number of seta 6-C : 2. 2 or 3 branches
- HEAD: Branch number of seta 5-C : 3. more than 5 branches
- 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 : 2. clearly spiculate
- HEAD: Size of the antenna and antennal seta 1-A : 2. long antenna and 1-A clearly 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 : 3. long (L > 4)
- ABDOMEN: Extension of the pecten : 1. less than 1/3 of the siphon length
- ABDOMEN: Culiseta litorea or Culiseta morsitans : 1. pecten on basal 1/4 of the siphon - Culiseta morsitans ; 2. pecten on basal 1/3 of the siphon - Culiseta litorea
- ABDOMEN: Pecten's ornamentation : 1. with spines only
- ABDOMEN: Abdominal plates : 1. abdominal plates absent