TABLE 4 in The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification

TABLE 4. Morphological differences between the subspecies of Aedes pulcritarsis.
Anatomical featureasiaticuspulcritarsisLarvaeComb scalesBluntly pointedSharply pointedPecten16–18 spines17–24 spinesSiphonLong, index 4.0–5.0, slightly taperedShort, index 3.0–3.5, more strongly taperedAnal papillae≈ length of seta 2-X≈ 2x length of seta 2-XMaleBasal mesal lobeLargest seta stout, curved distallyLargest seta slender with hooked tipFemaleScutumWith anterior median white stripeStripe absentAbdominal tergum VIBasal pale band normalBasal pale band very narrow

表4 白跗伊蚊（Aedes pulcritarsis）各亚种形态差异
解剖特征 asiaticus亚种 pulcritarsis亚种
幼虫
栉鳞 钝尖 锐尖
栉齿列 16~18枚棘刺 17~24枚棘刺
呼吸管 细长，指数4.0~5.0，略呈锥形 短粗，指数3.0~3.5，锥形更显著
肛乳突 约等于第X腹节第2号刚毛的长度 约为第X腹节第2号刚毛长度的2倍
雄蚊
基内叶 最粗大刚毛粗壮，端部向外侧弯曲 最粗大刚毛纤细且端部具钩
雌蚊
胸盾片 具前中白纹 无此白纹
第六腹节背板 基部淡色带正常 基部淡色带极狭窄