Accession Number:

ADA512453

Title:

The Subgenus Stegomyia of Aedes in the Afrotropical Region. 2. The Dendrophilus Group of Species (Diptera: Culicidae) (Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. Volume 29, Number 4, 1997)

Descriptive Note:

Monograph

Corporate Author:

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON DC DEPT OF ENTOMOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Huang, Yiau-Min

Report Date:

1997-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

105.0

Abstract:

The dendrophilus group of the subgenus Stegomyia Theobald, genus Aedes Meigen, is characterized and diagnosed. Keys to the identification of species are provided. Information on the present status of the dendrophilus group of species is summarized. Four new species Aedes hansfordi, muroafcete, njombiensis and segermanae are recognized. One subspecies, kenyae van Someren is elevated to specific status. A lectotype is designated for Aedes deboeri Edwards.

Descriptors:

• *TROPICAL REGIONS
• *AEDES
• *AFRICA
• TAXONOMY
• REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
• GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
• DISEASE VECTORS
• CULICIDAE
• GROUP B ARBOVIRUSES
• LARVAE
• MALES
• IDENTIFICATION
• FEMALES

Subject Categories:

• Biology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE