W<strong>in</strong>g size <strong>and</strong> <strong>body</strong> <strong>weight</strong> <strong>in</strong> Oc. caspiusA. Carrongive unreliable results. The results here<strong>in</strong>suggest that even a crude estimate of<strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong> surface area is a better estimate of<strong>body</strong> size than <strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong> length alone,perhaps because the former gives a betterpicture of <strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong> lift. When compar<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>tra-sex or <strong>in</strong>tra-species, the <strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong> lengthmay appear reliable, but this study showsthat changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong> shape <strong>between</strong>sexes or species mean that <strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong> lift (<strong>and</strong>therefore maximum <strong>body</strong> size) may arebetter estimated by us<strong>in</strong>g surface area.AcknowledgementsI appreciate the collaboration of DrPhilip Agnew for his help <strong>in</strong> establish<strong>in</strong>gthis study <strong>and</strong> for the help <strong>in</strong> revis<strong>in</strong>g themanuscript. I also thank Pr J.-A. Rioux,Dr J. Cousserans, Dr G. Duvallet, Dr J.-P. Hervé <strong>and</strong> C. Lagneau for their criticalreview of the manuscript. We are gratefulto O. Moussiegt for help <strong>in</strong> translation<strong>and</strong> correction of the manuscript.ReferencesAgnew, P., Haussy, C. & Michalakis, Y.(2000) Effects of density <strong>and</strong>larval competition on selectedlife history traits of Culexpipiens qu<strong>in</strong>quefasciatus(Diptera: Culicidae). Journal ofMedical Entomology, 37(5),732-735.Agnew, P., Hide, M., Sidobre, C. &Michalakis, Y. (2002) Am<strong>in</strong>imalist approach to theeffects of density-dependentcompetition on <strong>in</strong>sect lifehistorytraits. EcologicalEntomology, 27, 396-402.Armbruster, P. & Hutch<strong>in</strong>son, R. (2002)Pupal mass <strong>and</strong> <strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong> length as<strong>in</strong>dicators of fecundity <strong>in</strong> Aedesalbopictus <strong>and</strong> Aedesgeniculatus (Diptera: Culicidae).Journal of Medical Entomology,39(4), 699-704.Becker, N., Petric, D., Zgomba, M.,Boase, C., Dahl, C., Lane, J. &Kaiser, A. (2003) Mosquitoes<strong>and</strong> their control. KluwerAcademic / Plenum Publishers.498pp.Clements, A. (1992) The biology ofmosquitoes. Volume 1Development, nutrition <strong>and</strong>reproduction. Chapman & Hall.509pp.Gab<strong>in</strong>aud, A. (1975) Ecologie de deuxAedes halophiles du littoralméditerranéen français Aedes(Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas,1771) Aedes (Ochlerotatus)detritus (Haliday, 1833)(Nematocera - Culicidae).Utilisation de la végétationcomme <strong>in</strong>dicateur biotique pourl'établissement d'une carteécologique. Application endynamique des populations. PhDdissertation, Montpellier,Université des Sciences etTechniques du Languedoc,465pp.Nasci, R. (1986) The size of emerg<strong>in</strong>g<strong>and</strong> host-seek<strong>in</strong>g Aedes aegypti<strong>and</strong> the relation of size to bloodfeed<strong>in</strong>gsuccess <strong>in</strong> the field.Journal of the AmericanMosquito Control Association,2(1), 61-62.Nasci, R. (1990) Relationship of <strong>w<strong>in</strong>g</strong>length to adult <strong>dry</strong> <strong>weight</strong> <strong>in</strong>several mosquito species(Diptera: Culicidae). Journal ofMedical Entomology 27(4), 716-719.Re<strong>in</strong>ert, J. (2000) New classification forthe composite genus Aedes(Diptera: Culicidae: Aed<strong>in</strong>i),elevation of subgenusOchlerotatus to generic rank,reclassification of the othersubgenera, <strong>and</strong> notes on certa<strong>in</strong>subgenera <strong>and</strong> species. Journalof the American Mosquito7
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