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