A redescription of Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards and description of a new Afrotropical species, Aedes (Stegomyia) ledgeri (Diptera: Culicidae).

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1981

Original Publication

Mosquito Systematics

Volume

13

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

092-113

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Huang, Y. M.

 

Abstract

The adult male and female of Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards are redescribed and illustrated form Edwards' holotype and the existing paratypes in the British Museum (Natural History) and the United States National Museum. A new species, Aedes (Stegomyia) ledgeri, is described and illustrated. Diagnostic characters for separating ledgeri from closely allied species are given. The distributions (based on examined specimens) of ledgeri and calceatus are presented.

Notes

Author(s) - Huang, Y. M.