Anopheles turkhudi (L)
Anopheles turkhudi Liston, 1901
Type-loc: India
The larva of An. turkhudi is morphologically close to An. cinereus; seta 1-A is long, as well as seta 3-P. It is recognised essentially by the presence of palmate setae the leaflets of which are blunt at the apex and that are present only on segments IV to VI. On segments III and VII the setae 1 are formed of only some narrow leaflets.
Anopheles turkhudi (L)
Anopheles turkhudi (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 : 2. white only at the base
- HEAD: Look of the maxillary palpus scales : 1. plastered scales, smooth palp all along
- HEAD: Number of white rings on the maxillary palpus : 3. 3 rings
- HEAD: Antennal seta 1-A : 1. about the middle of the antenna
- HEAD: Number of branches of the antenna seta 1-A : 1. simple
- HEAD: Distance between the clypeal setae 2-C : 2. longer than the space between 2-C and 3-C
- HEAD: Form of seta 3-C : 1. simple and smooth
- HEAD: Form of seta 4-C : 1. smooth
- HEAD: Form of seta 5-C : 2. plumose
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 8-C : 1. 1 branch
- HEAD: Number of branches of the seta 9-C : 3. 3 to 4 branches ; 4. 5 branches or more
- HEAD: Form of seta 2-C : 1. simple and smooth
Thorax
- THORAX: Covering of the scutum : 2. with piliform scales
- THORAX: Scutum's ornamentation - An : 1. unicolor
- THORAX: Shape of the insertion of seta 1-P : 1. on a sclerotized tubercle
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 3-T : 2. not palmate
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-M & 10-M : 3. both setae branched
- THORAX: Number of branches of the setae 9-T & 10-T : 3. both setae branched
- THORAX: Shape of the seta 1-P : 1. plumose
Wings
- WING: Number of pale marks on the costal margin : 5. with 4 spots ; 6. with 5 or more spots
- WING: Arrangement of the pale spots on the fringe : 2) 9 ; 4) 5, 6, 7 and 9
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 ; 3. with a small apical ring
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 3 : 1. entirely dark ; 2. with a small apical ring
- 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 : 4. segments IV to VI
- ABDOMEN: Number of accesory plates on segment V : 2. 1 plate present
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 2-V : 1. 1 branch ; 2. 2 to 3 branches
- ABDOMEN: Number of branches of the seta 6-IV : 2. 3 branches ; 3. 4 branches ; 4. 5 branches