Research on the mosquitoes of Angola - Systematic Catalog of ...

RIBEIRO, H. & RAMOS, H. Cunha -- <strong>Research</strong> on the mosquitoes of Angola -- X
Key to Females (')
With 3-10 (usually, 4 or more) lower mesepimeral
bristles; front and middle femora and tibiae each
with a row of about ten small pale spots anteriorly;
proboscis without a complete pale ring in middle
(subgenus Lutzia) ...............................................
Without this combination of characters ..................
1 Acrostical bristles absent, though dorsocentral bris-
tles and those above wing root are unusually long,
strong and numerous (sub& Eumelanomyia, in part)
--Acrostical bristles present, at least towards the front
margin of scutum ................................................
3--No lower mesepimeral bristle ..............................
--With 1-4 lower mesepimeral bristles ........................
-- Proboscis and tarsi dark (subg. Eumelanomyia, in part)
--Proboscis and tarsi distinctly ringed (subg. Culex,
in part) ............................................................
--Femora and tibiae with rows of small pale spots
anteriorly ..........................................................
--No such rows of spots (though scattered pale scales
may be present) ................................................
--Wings with numerous scattered pale scales; probos-
cis with at least a few white scales at tip above
(before labella) ...................................................
Wings with few or no pale scales; proboscis dark at
tip (though labella may be pale) ...........................
tigripes
horridus
rubinotus
2
4
11
poicilipes
7--Abdominal tergites n-vn with complete pale apical
bands ................................................................ ethiopicus
(x) Female of Culex (E.) quintetti not described.
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