Observations on the DV/D ratio of male genitalia of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in the United States.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1984

Original Publication

Mosquito Systematics

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

282-288

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Jakob, W. L. and D. B. Francy.

 

Abstract

DV?D ratios were determined of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus from New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas, areas believed to contain only this subspecies. The data suggest that ?0,50 should be considered as the limiting value for determining specimens as p. quinquefasciatus. This contrasts with the currently accepted criterion for United States populations.

Notes

Author(s) - Jakob, W. L. and D. B. Francy.