Synopsis of a hundred common non-anopheline mosquitoes of the ...

Taeniorhynchus (Coquillettidia) crassipes Van der Wulp IS92
A moderately large mosquito with the integument of the mesonotum orange
coloured or very pale, brownish yellow. Tibiae, tarsi and wings dark scaled, especially
the firsr with strong metallic shine, no bands.
FEMALE, Head with narrow, curved, small, pale creamy yellow scales on occiput
and scattered, upright, forked, golden-yellow scales, more golden brown in certain
lights. .4long the eye margins the curved scales are somewhat broader, lying rather
flat; laterally posteriorly there is a patch of rather broad, flat, very pale, creamy yellow
scales. Clypeus black. Antenna with torus and base of fs I yellow brown, remaining
segmens very dark; short, greyish and long, dark hairs present. Proboscis and palpi
covered with dark brown, nearly black scales, which have a beautiful, violet, metallic
shine. Labella black, Thorax. A+ bright yellow with golden-yellow, long and moderately
long, st?f hairs. In certain specimens n@z may be pale yellowish-brown, which may be
due to discolouring. Integument of mesonotum bright orange yellow, with a somewhat
darker area anteriorly and slightly laterally, and a similar area over root of wing. In
some specimens there is also a slightly darker area medianly. Scales on the mesonotum
not very numerous, curved, narrow, bright golden yellow. Longitudinal rows of dark,
stiff, long hairs which have a golden yellow tip in certain lights. Prescutellar area bare.
Scutellum bright yellow, without scales but with long, stiff, dark hairs as on the mesono-
turn. Pleura yellow to orange-brown with a few darker areas. On sternopleuron and on
mesepimeron a large patch of flat rather broad silvery white scales. Wings with long
rather r arrow scales, on vein I and 2 these scales are slightly longer and narrower than
on the other veins and are distinctly outstanding, especially in the central part of the
wing. Scales dull brown, on costa and subcosta with metallic purple shine, in certain
lights similar scales on basal parts of other veins. Length of wing 4 -mm. ILegs with
violet, metallic shine. Femora basally with some golden-yellow scales. Abdomen with
I dorsally dark with a purple or violet, metallic patch medianly, II and III entirely
covered with beautiful, bluish-violet, metallic scales; IV as III but laterally some
scattered, creamy yellow scales with a pink shine. In certain specimens a narrow, basal
band of similar scales on IV; V as IV but the scales aggregate in two large lateral basal
patches nearly reaching the median line, the pale scales are dull creamy yellow to golden
yellow. On VI, VII and VIII the golden-yellow, sometimes pink, metallic, shining scales,
are much more numerous than the violet ones. In certain specimens the three apical
segments are entirely pale scaled or there are indications of basal pale bands on II,
III and IV. Apical segments closely hairy, hairs yellow. The ornamentation of the
abdomen is rather variable.
Veri trally the segments are creamy yellow scaled, in most specimens there are
apically some bluish, metallic, shining scales.
>I_%l,E. Palpi longer than proboscis, apices of segments and all of last segment
very dark, violet-scaled. Many stiff, moderately long hairs on last segment, on inner
surface of sub-apical segment and inner surface of apex of long segment. Antenna
with t pale brown, fs I yellowish brown, with dark implantations of hairs, remaining
segments also yellowish brown. In certain lights all segments may be dark, except t
and fs I. The long hairs are very numerous, dark brown with paler areas in certain
lights. Integument of thorax somewhat paler in certain specimens, in others darker
than in the female. Sometimes the dark shoulder parts are absent. The flat, broad scales