Anopheles algeriensis (F)
Anopheles algeriensis Theobald, 1903
Type-loc: Algeria
Absence of the tuft of pale scales between the eyes is the diagnostic character.
Anopheles algeriensis (F)
Anopheles algeriensis (F)
Head
- HEAD - THORAX: Anopheles or not : 2. maxillary palpus nearly equal to proboscis ; 4. scutellum without conspicuous lobes
- HEAD: Antennal ornamentation : 1. rare and poorly developed whorls
- HEAD: Interocular space ornamentation : 2. without a tuft of long white scales
- HEAD: Colour of segment 5 of the maxillary palpus : 1. entirely dark
- HEAD: Look of the maxillary palpus scales : 1. plastered scales, smooth palp all along
- HEAD: Number of white rings on the maxillary palpus : 1. none
Thorax
- THORAX: Covering of the scutum : 1. with setae only
- THORAX: Scutum's ornamentation - An : 1. unicolor
Wings
- WING: General ornamentation of the wing : 1. entirely dark
- WING: Ornamentation of the base (alula) : 2. without a fringe of scales
- WING: Wing length from insertion to apex : 2. between 3 - 3,5 mm ; 3. between 3,6 - 4 mm
Legs
- LEG III: Colour of the median part of tibia and femur : 1. homogenous dark colour
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 1 : 1. entirely dark, at most with 2 pale rings (basal and apical)
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 2 : 1. entirely dark
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 3 : 1. entirely dark
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 4 - An : 1. entirely dark
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 5 : 1. entirely dark
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Colour of the scales on the tergite : 1. no scales
- ABDOMEN: Ornamentation of the tergites : 3. with only seta
Distribution
- SAMPLING AREA: West of Western Palaearctic Region : Albania ; Austria ; Balearic Islands ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Bulgaria ; Corsica ; Croatia ; Estonia ; France ; Germany ; Greece ; Hungary ; Ireland ; Italy ; Kosovo ; Macedonia ; Montenegro ; Netherlands ; Portugal ; Romania ; Sardinia ; Sicily ; Spain ; Sweden ; United Kingdom
- SAMPLING AREA: East of Western Palaearctic Region : Cyprus Island ; Georgia ; Israel ; Jordan ; Lebanon ; Russia - Southwestern ; Syria ; Turkey ; Ukraine
- SAMPLING AREA: South of Western Palaearctic Region : Algeria ; Egypt ; Libya ; Morocco ; Tunisia