Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

ADULTS - Medium-sized dark mosquitoes; maxillary palpus of females short, about 3 times length of clypeus, palpus of males as long as proboscis; proboscis slightly longer than forefemur; acrostichal setae, supraalar setae and antealar setae absent; antepronotum without scales; row of 5-7 scales beside lower mesokatepisternal setae; wing and legs (except lower surface of femora) dark-scaled; abdominal terga dark-scaled with basolateral pale patches. MALE GENITALIA - Tergum IX lobes produced, closely approximated, setose caudally; gonocoxite short, stout, with scales; subapical lobe subapical in position, divided, proximal division with 2 rod-like setae inserted apically on long curved cylindrical stem, distal division short and stout, bearing 6 setae in 2 groups and another distally compressed and slightly bent seta between them, proximal group comprised of 3 more or less rod-like setae of different lengths, proximal group with pair of identical long distally curved rod-like setae and a fine slender setae laterally at their base; gonostylus uniquely developed, about 0.67 length of gonocoxite, enlarged in distal half, with dorsal undulated crest proximal to prominent horn-like process, lateral surface with a membranous flap-like expansion, apex with abruptly upturned narrow snout with gonostylar claw projecting at its base; phallosome not columnar; lateral plate of aedeagus with a prominent basal hook, a caudally directed apical process and a sternal spine; apex of paraproct with crown of 10-15 curved teeth generally in 2 rows. LARVAE - Seta 1-C short, stout, with blunt tip; seta 2-C absent; seta 12-C inserted well posterior of level of seta 15-C; seta 13-C nearly at level of seta 11-C, well separated from 12-C; seta 14-C removed from margin of head capsule, nearly at level of seta 15-C; setae 1,2-P single; seta 3-P branched, much shorter than setae 1,2-P; seta 4-T well developed, about as large as setae 2,3-T; seta 7-II dissimilar to seta 7-I, developed like seta 7-III-VII; comb scales numerous, in patch; siphon long, evenly tapered; pecten of long slender spines bearing ventral fringe of numerous minute spicules; seta 1-S comprised of 4 posterolateral elements beyond pecten and 1 anterolateral element inserted near level of proximal end of spiracular apodeme; saddle complete, seta 1-X shorter than saddle; seta 2-X branched, shorter than seta 3-X; seta 3-X single; ventral brush (seta 4-X) comprised of 6 pairs of setae inserted on grid. PUPAE - Trumpet long, relatively slender, without meatal cleft; seta 1-I,III-VII not strongly developed; seta 1-VI,VII mesad of seta 2; seta 7-I as long as seta 6-I; seta 5-IV-VI equally long, longer than tergum (seta 3-IV-VI incorrectly labelled as 5-IV-VI, and reverse, in González Broche & Rodríguez R., 2001); seta 9-VIII with 2 or 3 branches, shorter than tergum, inserted at caudolateral corner of segment; paddle pointed not rounded apically, without marginal spicules; seta 1-Pa and seta 2-Pa present. See Genus Culex.