Culiseta bergrothi (L)
Culiseta bergrothi (Edwards, 1921)
Type-loc: Sweden
Cephalic setae 5-C with 6 to 13 branches, as also seen on Cs. glaphyroptera. Pecten teeth more numerous than setae are diagnostic.
Culiseta bergrothi (L)
Culiseta bergrothi (L)
Head
- HEAD: Branch number of seta 6-C : 3. more than 5 branches
- HEAD: Branch number of seta 5-C : 3. more than 5 branches
- HEAD: Position of the setae 4-C and 5-C : 2. space between 4-C setae < space between 5-C
- HEAD: Ornamentation of the antennal integument : 2. clearly spiculate
- HEAD: Size of the antenna and antennal seta 1-A : 1. short antenna and 1-A hardly noticable
Thorax
Wings
Legs
Abdomen
- ABDOMEN: Respiratory aperture - Siphon : 2. opening at the apex of a cylindrical tube - siphon
- ABDOMEN: Siphonal tufts : 2. one pair of siphonal tuft inserted at the base of the siphon - Culiseta
- ABDOMEN: Siphon's length and shape : 2. medium (2 < L <= 4)
- ABDOMEN: Extension of the pecten : 2. near 2/3 of the siphon length
- ABDOMEN: Pecten's ornamentation : 2. the spines outnumber the setae
- ABDOMEN: Abdominal plates : 1. abdominal plates absent