Aedes quasirusticus (L)
Aedes quasirusticus Torres Canamares, 1951
Type-loc: Spain
As in all species of the Rusticus subgenus, siphon with dorsal setae. Pecten with irregular spaced teeth, seta 1-S inserted before or after its apex; apical seta 9-S hooked; setae 1-P and 13-III with 3 and 2 branches, respectively; comb with 8 to 12 scales.
Aedes quasirusticus (L)
Aedes quasirusticus (L)
Head
Thorax
- THORAX: Prespiracular and postspiracular setae : 3. prespiracular setae absent postspiracular setae present - Aedes
- THORAX: Colour of the scutum scales : 3. yellow, white and dark ; 4. yellow and dark
- THORAX: Scutum's ornamentation : 2. with continuous bands
- THORAX: Metameron's ornamentation : 1. scale patch present
- THORAX: Postprocoxal area's ornamentation : 1. scale patch present
- THORAX: Prealar area's 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
- WING: Arrangement of the pale spots on the fringe : 1) without spot
Legs
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 2 - Ae : 1. entirely dark
- 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
- 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 : 2. 3 ; 3. 4
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the seta 1-S _ Rusticoides : 1. before the last pecten tooth ; 2. beyond the last pecten tooth
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the last pecten tooth _ Rusticoides : 2. at the siphon's middle part ; 3. beyond the siphon's middle part
- ABDOMEN: Arrangement of the comb teeth _ Rusticoides : 2. in a triangular patch
- ABDOMEN: Anal gill's size and shape _ Rusticoides : 1. short and lanceolate ; 2. equal to or longer than th saddle length