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pie or two-branched; B long, simple; C small, 
simple; c' small, rather stout, simple; 1 mod- 
erate, simple or occasionally two- to three- 
branched; 2 long, simple; 4 small, simple or 
two-branched. 
Segment VIII: A strong, long, plumose, usually 
four-branched, range from two to five; A' long, 
simple. 
Paddle: Roughly oval, margin smooth on basal 
two-thirds, then serrate around apex to same 
point on medial side; midrib strong, dividing 
the paddle almost equally; terminal seta long, 
simple. 
Aedes (Stegomyia) albolineatus (Theobald) 
1904 
Fig. 42 
Diagnosis. — Distinct in having the terminal 
seta of the paddle long and with three or more 
stout plumose branches. 
Cephalothorax. — Postocular: 1 long, two- 
forked or simple, rarely three-forked; 2 medium, 
simple or rarely two-forked; 3 long, simple 
or occasionally two-forked. 
Anterothoracic: 4 long, stout, simple or occa- 
sionally two-forked; 5 medium, two- or three- 
forked, rarely simple or four-forked; 6 small, 
usually simple, occasionally two- or three-forked 
at apex; 7 medium, simple or two-forked. 
Dorsal: 8 medium, one-half length of trumpet, 
two-forked or occasionally simple or three- 
forked. 
Supra- alar: 9 medium, simple. 
Metanotum: 10 medium, usually two-forked, 
occasionally simple or three-forked; 11 long, 
simple; 12 long, three- or four-forked, occa- 
sionally simple. 
Trumpet: Funnel-shaped, length about three 
times greatest diameter of meatus; pinna one- 
third to one-fourth of total length; very lightly 
pigmented. 
Abdomen. — Segment I: h medium, stout, 
simple or rarely two-forked at apex; K very long, 
stout, simple; L medium, three- to six-forked 
above base; M medium, five- to seven-forked 
above base; S very long, simple; T long, usually 
two-forked near middle, occasionally simple or 
three-forked; U small, simple. 
Segment II: A small, simple spine; B long, sim- 
ple; C medium, two-forked near base or occa- 
sionally simple; c' small, simple; 1 medium, 
simple or two- to three-forked; 2 long, simple; 
3 medium, usually two-forked, occasionally 
simple or three-forked; 4 small, usually three- 
forked above base, occasionally two- or four- 
forked; 5 minute, simple on this and all fol- 
lowing segments. 
Segment III: A small, simple spine; B long, sim- 
ple or rarely two-forked at apex; C medium, 
two-forked or rarely simple; c' small, simple or 
rarely two-forked at apex; 1 long, simple; 2 
small, two-forked or occasionally simple or 
three-forked; 3 represented only by its socket; 
4 medium, two-forked or occasionally simple or 
three-forked. 
Segment IV: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
almost reaching to posterior margin of seg- 
ment VI, simple; C long, two-forked near base; 
c' small, simple; 1 long, simple; 2 medium, 
two-forked near basal third; 3 represented only 
by its socket; 4 medium, four- or five-forked, 
rarely two-forked. 
Segment V: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
simple; C long, two-forked near base or occa- 
sionally simple; c' small, simple or occasionally 
two-forked apically; 1 long, simple; 2 small, 
usually five-forked near basal third, occasionally 
three- or two-forked; 3 represented only by its 
socket; 4 long, simple or two-forked. 
Segment VI: A small, simple spine; B long, 
simple or occasionally two-forked near apex; 
c medium, simple or rarely two-forked near 
apex; c' small, simple; 1 long, simple; 2 me- 
dium, two- or three-forked, rarely simple or 
four-forked; 3 absent; 4 medium, simple or two- 
forked at apex. 
Segment VII: A long, plumose, three-branched 
or occasionally two- or four-branched; B long, 
simple; C medium, simple; c' small, simple or 
rarely two-forked apically; 1 long, plumose, usu- 
ally two-branched, occasionally three-branched 
or simple; 2 medium, two-forked near basal 
one- fourth, or occasionally simple; 4 medium, 
simple or occasionally two-forked. 
