TABLE 1 in Recognition of Lasioconops Theobald, 1903 and Oculeomyia Theobald, 1907 as separate subgenera of the genus Culex Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Culicidae)

TABLE 1. Striking morphological differences between Cx. poicilipes and the other species currently placed in the
Life stageCharacteristicsCx. poicilipesSpecies of Oculeomyia (excluding Cx. poicilipes)LarvaeClypeolabral suturePresent, median labral plate distinctly separated from dorsal apotomeAbsent, median labral plate indistinguishably fused with dorsal apotomeDorsomentumBroadly triangular with relatively few distinct teethIn the shape of an equilateral or isosceles triangle with numerous minute teeth on each sideSetae 4‒6-CInserted posterior to mid-length of head capsule, relatively distant from seta 7-CInserted anterior to mid-length of head capsule, relatively close to seta 7-CSeta 2-VIInserted lateral to seta 3-VIInserted mesad of seta 3-VISeta 1-III‒VIIIStrongly developed, multi-branched and distinctly longer than half length of segmentWeakly developed, with few branches and much shorter than half length of segmentSiphonShort, stout, with pronounced forward curvature, index 3.5‒4.7 (mean 4.2)Long, slender, more or less straight, index 5.4‒20.0 (mean 9.3)Pecten8-14 spines (mean 11) borne on basal 0.33 of siphon3‒12 spines (mean 4 or 5) borne within basal 0.25 of siphon, usually <0.15Seta 1-S5 setae, 4 inserted at posterior midline, considerably longer than diameter of siphon, fifth seta inserted far lateral to 2 middle posterior setae3-5 setae inserted in posterolateral row (penultimate seta may be slightly out of line), no longer than diameter of siphon, usually shorterSpiracular lobesUnusually largeNormal, not unusually largeAnal papillaeEither dorsal or ventral pair shorter than the other pair, longer pair no longer than saddleDorsal and ventral pairs same length, as long as or longer than saddle, usually longerPupaeTrumpetMore or less cylindrical, pinna short, 0.1‒0.2 length of trumpetStrongly flared, funnel-shaped, pinna long, about 0.4 length of trumpetSetae 6-V,VIWith 3‒6 branchesSingleAdultsLegsAnterior surfaces of femora and tibiae with row of pale spotsAnterior surfaces of femora and tibia entirely dark-scaled or more often with speckling of pale scales