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Issue: Vol. 589 No. 1: 3 Aug. 2004
Type: Monograph
Published: 2004-08-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.589.1.1
Page range: 1–60
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Pictorial keys for the identification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) associated with Dengue Virus Transmission

Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 25910-7500 (ruedapol@msc.si.edu; http://wrbu.si.edu). Mailing address: Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Department of Entomology, Museum Support Center, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20704, USA
Diptera Culicidae Ochlerotatus Aedes aegypti albopictus dengue identification key mosquitoes

Abstract

Identification keys are provided for female adults and fourth stage larvae of the mosquito species likely to transmit dengue viruses in 4 regions of the world. The keys are illustrated with Auto-Montage photomicrographs, allowing optimum depth of field and resolution. Species included for the Afrotropical Region are: Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus), Ae. (Stg.) africanus (Theobald),Ae. (Stg.) albopictus (Skuse), Ae. (Stg.) luteocephalus (Newstead), Ae. (Stg.) opok Corbet and Van Someren, Ae. (Diceromyia) furcifer (Edwards), and Ae. (Dic.) taylori Edwards; for the South Pacific Islands and Australian Region: Ae. (Stg.) aegypti, Ae. (Stg.) albopictus, Ae. (Stg.) cooki Belkin, Ae. (Stg.) hebrideus Edwards, Ae. (Stg.) hensilli Farner, Ae. (Stg.) polynesiensis Marks, Ae. (Stg.) rotumae Belkin, Ae. (Stg.) scutellaris (Walker), and Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse); for the Oriental Region: Ae. (Stg.) aegypti, Ae. (Stg.) albopictus, and Oc. (Fin.) niveus subgroup; and for the American Region (North, Central and South America, including the Caribbean Islands): Ae. (Stg.) aegypti, Ae. (Stg.) albopictus, and Oc. (Gymnometopa) mediovittatus (Coquillett).

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