Anopheles claviger (L)
Anopheles claviger (Meigen, 1804)
Type-loc: Germany
Difficult to differentiate from An. petragnani. The antepalmate setae 2-IV with 3-5 branches of the same length in An. claviger (2-4 branches, one of the middle branch shorter in An. petragnani).
Anopheles claviger (L)
Anopheles claviger (L)
Head
- HEAD: Antennal ornamentation : 1. rare and poorly developed whorls
- HEAD: Interocular space ornamentation : 1. with 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 ; 2. ruffled scales at the base (segment 2)
- HEAD: Number of white rings on the maxillary palpus : 1. none
- HEAD: Antennal seta 1-A : 2. before the middle of the antenna
- HEAD: Number of branches of the antenna seta 1-A : 2. 2 to 5 branches
- HEAD: Distance between the clypeal setae 2-C : 1. shorter than the space between 2-C and 3-C
- HEAD: Form of seta 3-C : 1. simple and smooth ; 2. aciculate or divided at apex
- HEAD: Form of seta 4-C : 1. smooth ; 3. pectinate
- HEAD: Form of seta 5-C : 2. plumose
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 8-C : 1. 1 branch ; 2. 2 to 3 branches
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 9-C : 2. 2 branches ; 3. 3 to 4 branches ; 4. 5 branches or more
- HEAD: Form of seta 2-C : 1. simple and smooth ; 2. aciculate at apex only
Thorax
- THORAX: Covering of the scutum : 2. with piliform scales
- THORAX: Scutum's ornamentation - An : 3. with one median band and one distinct patch of pale scales on prescutum
- THORAX: Shape of the insertion of seta 1-P : 2. directly on the integument
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 3-T : 1. palmate
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-M & 10-M : 1. both setae single
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-T & 10-T : 1. both setae single
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 1-P : 2. pectinate
Wings
Legs
- LEG III: Colour of the median part of tibia and femur : 1. homogenous dark colour
- 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
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Ornamentation of the tergites : 3. with only seta
- ABDOMEN: Respiratory aperture - Siphon : 1. directly opening on the segment VIII - Anopheles genus
- ABDOMEN: Leaflets apex of the palmate hair on the segments IV and V : 1. terminal filament absent or slightly developed
- ABDOMEN: Distribution of palmate hairs : 2. segments II to VII
- ABDOMEN: Number of accesory plates on segment V : 2. 1 plate present
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 2-V : 3. 4 to 7 branches
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 6-IV : 2. 3 branches ; 3. 4 branches
Distribution
- SAMPLING AREA: West of Western Palaearctic Region : Albania ; Austria ; Belgium ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Bulgaria ; Corsica ; Croatia ; Czech Republic ; Denmark ; Estonia ; Finland ; France ; Germany ; Greece ; Hungary ; Ireland ; Italy ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Luxembourg ; Macedonia ; Montenegro ; Netherlands ; Norway ; Poland ; Portugal ; Romania ; Serbia ; Sicily ; Slovakia ; Slovenia ; Spain ; Sweden ; Switzerland ; United Kingdom
- SAMPLING AREA: East of Western Palaearctic Region : Armenia ; Azerbaijan ; Belarus ; Crimean Peninsula ; Cyprus Island ; Georgia ; Israel ; Jordan ; Lebanon ; Moldova ; Palestine ; Russia - Northwestern ; Russia - Western - Central ; Russia - Western - Volga ; Russia - Southwestern ; Syria ; Turkey ; Ukraine
- SAMPLING AREA: South of Western Palaearctic Region : Algeria ; Libya ; Morocco ; Tunisia