Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (1999) 15, 86-88

P.G. Jupp and A. Kemp (1999)
Variation in tarsal claw morphology and the identification of Aedes (Stegomyia) demeilloni/segermanae and Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni/bromeliae (Diptera : Culicidae) in South Africa
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 15 (1), 86-88
Abstract: Individuals in families of Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquitoes reared from females collected at Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, were identified as Aedes demeilloni or Aedes segermanae or were indeterminate because tarsal claw morphology, the distinguishing character, varied. Similarly, Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni and Aedes (Stegomyia) bromeliae reared from ovitraps exposed at Ndumu, northern KwaZulu-Natal, showed variation in tarsal claw morphology. Variation existed between tarsal claws on individual specimens, which made identification difficult at Ndumu, indicating that tarsal claws may not be taxonomically significant.
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Database assignments for author(s): Alan Kemp

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes bromeliae		South Africa
	Aedes simpsoni		South Africa