Contributions to the Mosquito Fauna of Southeast Asia. V. Genus Aedes, Subgenus Diceromyia Theobald in Southeast Asia
Abstract
The subgenus Diceromyia was originally described by Theobald (1911: 151) as a distinct genus based on a single African species. Several Oriental species of the present subgenus were initially included in Aedes (skusea) Theobald by Edwards (1922: 272) but later (1929: 341) he placed them m Dendroskusea, as a separate subgenus of Aedes. Edwards (1932: 172) combined the existing 4 African and 5 Oriental species under the genus Aedes subgenus Diceromyia and separated the species into group A (African species) and group B (Oriental species). At the present time 8 species from the Ethiopian Zoogeographical Region (Appendix: Table 1) and 11 species from the Oriental Zoogeographical Region Appendix: Table 2) are recognized as belonging to Aedes (Diceromyia). For a discussion of the inclusion of kanarensis see Mattingly (1965:66). The present paper deals with the 7 species from Southeast Asia of which one is described as new and the male of platylepidus Knight and Hull and the female of whartoni Mattingly are described for the first time. Keys to the adults, pupae and larvae of the Oriental species are given. For the detailed descriptions of the Oriental species not found in the Southeast Asia area see: Khokhar and Tariq (1966: 117 chzdrai; Barraud (1934: 275, 444 1 periskelatus; Reuben (1967: 234) ramachandrai; Barraud (1934: 275, 444) micropterus and kanarensis. Descriptions and a key to the adults of most of the African species are given by Edwards (1941: 214). He also gives the descriptions to 3 of the pupae. A key to pupae of the African species is given by De Meillon, Parent and Black (1945: 93). The larvae of 6 species from Africa are described and illustrated by Hopkins (1952: 116, 213) and included in a key to the Aedes. Other important papers dealing with African species of Diceromyia not mentioned above are: Doucet (1951: 69) grassei; Wolfs (1958: 298) bananea; and De Meillon (1943: 94) zethus.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- ADA510732
Entities
People
- John F. Reinert
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research