The Mosquitoes of the South Pacific: (Diptera, Culicidae)

Abdomen absent adults Aedes Anal Antenna apex apical apparently bands basal base branches bristles broad brown caudal characters collected complex conspicuous Culex dark dark scales dark-scaled darker developed DISEASE distal distinct distinctly DISTRIBUTION dorsal double Edwards extensive female forms ground hairs Head individual Islands Knight known larvae lateral least Legs length less light lobe longer lower MALE GENITALIA margin markings material median ment mesal middle moderately mosquito narrow numerous Paddle pairs pale palpus patch pigmented plate poorly posterior present probably proboscis pupae rearings RELATIONS ring saddle scales sclerotized segment separated setae short shorter side Sidepiece silvery similar simple single Siphon slender slightly Solomons sometimes South Pacific species specimens spicules stages sternal strong strongly strongly developed strongly pigmented subapical surface teeth tergal tergite Thorax Trumpet TYPE uniformly upper usually variable varied ventral VIII whitish widely wing