Uranotaenia mashonaensis (F)
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Type-loc: Zimbabwe
Uranotaenia genus is represented by very few species in the coverage area of this identification key. Uranotaenia balfouri is present only in Morocco, Uranotaenia mashonaensis only in Israel, whereas Uranotaenia unguiculata has a wide distribution area. They are very small mosquitoes.
Uranotaenia mashonaensis (F)
Uranotaenia mashonaensis (F)
Head
- HEAD - THORAX: Anopheles or not : 1. maxillary palpus clearly shorter than proboscis ; 3. scutellum clearly trilobate
- HEAD: Colour of maxillary palpus : 1. entirely dark
- HEAD: Colour of proboscis : 1. entirely dark
- HEAD: Ornamentation of the vertex (back of the head) : 2. with only ocular pale scales
Thorax
- THORAX: Prespiracular and postspiracular setae : 1. prespiracular and postspiracular setae absent
- THORAX: Scutum's ornamentation : 3. with 1 to 3 pairs of white dots
- THORAX of Uranotaenia: Supraalar bands of pale scales : 3. without a band but a dark spot - Uranotaenia mashonaensis
Wings
- WING: General ornamentation of the wing : 1. entirely dark
- WING: Colour of the scales on the wing veins : 1. dark scales only
- WING: Uranotaenia or not : 1. apex of anal vein ends before the mcu/cuA fork ; 3. length of the R2+R3 vein is longer than R2/R3
- WING: Ornamentation of the base (alula) : 2. without a fringe of scales
- WING: Wing length from insertion to apex : 1. shorter than 3 mm
- WINGS and LEGS I - III: Culex or Coquillettidia : 1. wing scales broad, pulvili absent, claws larger - Coquillettidia genus
Legs
- 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 : 1. entirely dark, at most with 2 pale rings (basal and apical)
- LEG III: Colour of tarsomere 5 : 1. entirely dark
- LEG III: Colour of tibia : 1. entirely dark
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Colour of the scales on the tergite : 2. almost completely covered with dark scales
- ABDOMEN: Ornametation of tergite III : 1. entirely dark