Culiseta annulata (F)
Culiseta annulata (Schrank, 1776)
Type-loc: Austria
Culiseta annulata, Culiseta alaskaensis, Culiseta atlantica and Culiseta subochrea are very similar species. Distribution area of Culiseta atlantica helps to avoid misidentification but for the rest, important characters are the colour of the scales on the abdomen and femur of the hindleg.
Culiseta annulata (F)
Culiseta annulata (F)
Culiseta annulata (F)
Head
- HEAD - THORAX: Anopheles or not : 1. maxillary palpus clearly shorter than proboscis ; 3. scutellum clearly trilobate
- HEAD: Colour of maxillary palpus : 3. with mixed dark and pale scales
- HEAD: Colour of proboscis : ?
- HEAD: Colour of maxillary palpus - Cs : 3. with mixed dark and pale scales
Thorax
- THORAX: Prespiracular and postspiracular setae : 2. prespiracular setae present postspiracular setae absent - Culiseta
- THORAX: Scutum's ornamentation : 3. with 1 to 3 pairs of white dots
- THORAX: Scutum's ornamentation - Cs : 2. with lateral pale spots
Wings
- WING: General ornamentation of the wing : 2. dark with black spots
- WING: Colour of the scales on the wing veins : 1. dark scales only
- 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: Ornamentation of the base (alula) : 1. with a fringe of scales
- WING: Wing length from insertion to apex : 6. longer than 5 mm ; 7. longer than 6 mm
Legs
- LEGS I - III: Ornamentation of the femur's 1/3 distal part : 3. with a subapical pale ring
- LEGS I - III: Ornamentation of tarsomere 1 : 2. one median pale ring
- 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 tarsomere 1 : 4. one medial pale ring
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 4 : 3. with a pale basal ring
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 5 : 1. entirely dark
- LEG III: Colour of tibia : 7. specled, in the median area at least
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Colour of the scales on the tergite : 5. with creamy white and dark scales
- ABDOMEN: Ornametation of tergite III : 2. with a basal pale band
- ABDOMEN: Ornamentation of tergites III and IV : 1. with a basal pale band
Distribution
- SAMPLING AREA: West of Western Palaearctic Region : Albania ; Austria ; Balearic Islands ; Belgium ; Bulgaria ; Corsica ; Croatia ; Czech Republic ; Denmark ; Estonia ; Finland ; France ; Germany ; Greece ; Hungary ; Ireland ; Italy ; Kosovo ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Luxembourg ; Macedonia ; Montenegro ; Netherlands ; Norway ; Poland ; Portugal ; Romania ; Sardinia ; 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 ; Russia - Northwestern ; Russia - Western - Central ; Russia - Western - Volga ; Russia - Southwestern ; Syria ; Turkey ; Ukraine
- SAMPLING AREA: South of Western Palaearctic Region : Algeria ; Morocco ; Tunisia