A bilateral gynandromorph of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837) from Germany (Diptera, Culicidae)

By

Krüger, Andreas

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-6-17

Original Publication

Beiträge zur Entomologie

Volume

74

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

59--62

Subjects

Aedini , Europa , Europe , medical entomology , Medizinische Entomologie , Mosquitoes , Rheinland-Pfalz , Rhineland-Palatinate , Stinging Canadian Pointy Mosquito

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Berlin Akademie-Verlag 1951-1997

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/contrib.entomol.74.e125784

 

Abstract

A completely bilateral gynandromorph of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor, reared from a larva collected from a natural habitat in the German Volcanic Eifel region, is described and figured. In dorsal view, its right side is of female, the left side of male morphology. Only the external genitalia appear to be a mosaic, with male hypopygia dominating.