Aedes stramineus (L)
Aedes stramineus Dubitzky, 1970
Type-loc: Kazakhstan
Aedes stramineus larva is similar to Ae. caspius and Ae. dorsalis. It can be destinguished by inner frontal seta (5-C). Seta 5-C is single or 2-branched in Ae. caspius and Ae. dorsalis, but has 4-6 branches in Ae. stramineus.
Aedes stramineus (L)
Aedes stramineus (L)
- Developmental stage : 2. larva
- ABDOMEN: Presence of an acu on the base of the siphon : 2. acu present
Head
- HEAD: Ornamentation of the antennal integument _ Ae : 2. distinctly spiculate
- HEAD: Location of the antennal seta 1-A : 1. on the basal half
- HEAD: Number of branches on the antennal seta 1-A : 3. 3 branches or more
- HEAD; Branch number of seta 6-C : 1. 1 branch
Thorax
- THORAX: Ornamentation of the insertion point of setae 11-M and 11-T : 1. insertion near a small tooth
Wings
Legs
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Respiratory aperture - Siphon : 2. opening at the apex of a cylindrical tube - siphon
- ABDOMEN: Siphonal tufts : 3. one pair of siphonal tuft inserted close to the middle or near the apex of the siphon - Aedes
- ABDOMEN: Abdominal plates : 1. abdominal plates absent
- ABDOMEN: Aspect of the setae other than 1-IV to 1-VII : 1. thin and supple
- ABDOMEN: Shape of the saddle : 3. open
- ABDOMEN: Ornamentation of the apicodistal side of segment X : 1. without spicules
- ABDOMEN: Shape of seta 9-S : 1. short and slightly curved
- ABDOMEN: Size of the siphon : 2. medium
- ABDOMEN: Shape of comb teeth on segment VIII : 2. median tooth not clearly longer
- ABDOMEN: Aspect of the pecten teeth : 2. spine - like
- ABDOMEN: Arrangement of the pecten teeth on the siphon : 1. without any clearly isolated teeth
- ABDOMEN: Comb teeth number : 5. 21-24 ; 6. 25-30 ; 7. 31-35
- ABDOMEN: Anal gill's size and shape : 1. short and subspherical
- ABDOMEN: Precratal setae number : 1. 1 ; 2. 2 ; 3. 3
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the last pecten tooth : 2. at the siphon's middle part
- ABDOMEN: Arrangement of the comb teeth : 2. in a triangular patch
- ABDOMEN: Insertion of the seta 1-S : 2. beyond the last pecten tooth