Contributions to the Mosquito Fauna of Southeast Asia. VIII. Genus Aedes, Subgenus Mucidus Theobald in Southeast Asia
Abstract
The subgenus Mucidus was originally described by Theobald (1901b: 268) as a distinct genus based on Culex alternans Westwood. Theobald (1907: 280) erected a new genus Pardomyia in which he described the species aurantius. The following year Leicester (1908: 71) described the same species placing it in his new genus Ekrinomyia and called it aureostriata. Edwards (1932: 133) placed the above three genera into the subgenus Mucidus of the genus Aedes. He then divided the subgenus into two groups, Group A Mucidus and Group B Pardomyia, which are differentiated on page 30. Although various authors have disagreed on the speciation within the groups, Edwards' higher classification has remained unchallenged. This paper deals with six species from Southeast Asia in which the range of one is enlarged and the hitherto unknown immature forms of Ae. Zaniger (Wiedemann) are described. Keys to the adult, pupal and larval forms of species found in Southeast Asia are included. The key to the adult forms also includes all recognized species and subspecies of the subgenus. For taxonomic information on the Australasian forms see Knight (1947) and Belkin (1962). For the Ethiopian forms see Edwards (1941), Gebert (1948), Hopkins (1952), Muspratt (1959), and Tyson (1970). For additional information on Indomalayan and Philippine Mucidus see Knight & Hull (1951) and Mattingly (1961).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- ADA510785
Entities
People
- W. H. Tyson
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research