Description of the male, pupa, and fourth instar larva of Culiseta (Culiseta) atlanticus (Edwards, 1932) (Diptera: Culicidae) and endemic species of the Azores Archipelago.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1980

Original Publication

Mosquito Systematics

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

320-332

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Ramos, H. C. and H. Ribeiro.

 

Abstract

The hitherto unknown male, pupa and fourth instar larva of Culiseta atlantica (Edwards, 1932) are described, based on the examination of 25 males, 31 associated pupal exuviae and 77 larvae caught by the writers from rockpools in the bed of the Ribeira do Salto River, east of the town Ribeira Grande, S. Miguel Island, Azores. Diagnostic characteristics of the adults (external morphology), male terminalia, pupa and fourth instar larva of Cs. atlantica and the closely related species Cs. annulata (Schrank), Cs. incidens (Thomson), Cs. particeps (Adams) and Cs. subochrea (Edwards) are given and identification keys are provided.

Notes

Author(s) - Ramos, H. C. and H. Ribeiro.