Medical Entomology Studies - XVI. A Review of the Species of Subgenus Verrallina, Genus Aedes, from Sri Lanka and a Revised Description of the Subgenus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract

All information on the subgenus Verrallina Theobald of the genus Aedes Meigen from Sri Lanka is reviewed. Identification keys for females, males, pupae and fourth stage larvae from Sri Lanka are presented. Ten species, Ae. butleri Theobald, Ae. indicus (Theobald), Ae. lankaensis Stone and Knight, Ae. lugubris Barraud (new country record), Ae. petroelephantus Wijesundara, Ae. pseudomediofasciatus (Theobald), Ae. seculatus Menon, Ae. spermathecus Wijesundara, Ae. srilankensis Reinert and Ae. yerburyi Edwards, are currently known from Sri Lanka. Each species treatment includes synonymy, descriptions and illustrations of adults, pupae and fourth stage larvae, type-data, distribution, discussion, bionomics and pertinent literature. Lectotypes for Ae. lugubris and Ae. pseudomediofasciatus are designated. A revised treatment of the subgenus Verrallina is given and includes descriptions of all stages, distribution, discussion, medical importance and bionomics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA512407

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  • John F. Reinert

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  • Biomedical

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  • Arboviruses
  • Asia
  • Biomedical Research
  • Ecology
  • Forests
  • Genitalia
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Islands
  • Microscopes
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level
  • Southeast Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tank Guns
  • Terrain

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  • Environmental science

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  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology