Key characters for identifying Aedes bahamensis and Aedes albopictus in North America, North of Mexico

Aedes bahamensis, a species recently introduced into southern Florida represents the first member of the subgenus Howardina to be found in the United States. Its separation from all other Nearctic Aedes is the subject of this work, integrating it into the North American mosquito keys (Darsie and War...

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Published inJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 8; no. 3; p. 323
Main Author Darsie, R.F. Jr. (University of South Carolina, McClellanville, SC)
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1992
Subjects
AEDES
Aedes - classification
AEDES ALBOPICTUS
AMERICA DEL NORTE
AMERIQUE DU NORD
Animals
Entomology - methods
Female
FEMALES
FEMELLE
HEMBRA
INSECTE NUISIBLE
INSECTOS DANINOS
Larva - classification
NORTH AMERICA
PEST INSECTS
Species Specificity
TAXONOMIA
TAXONOMIE
TAXONOMY
United States
United States
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Summary:Aedes bahamensis, a species recently introduced into southern Florida represents the first member of the subgenus Howardina to be found in the United States. Its separation from all other Nearctic Aedes is the subject of this work, integrating it into the North American mosquito keys (Darsie and Ward 1981). The key revisions presented are expanded to include the other exotic species now found in the United States, Aedes albopictus.
Bibliography:9334670
L72
ISSN:8756-971X
1943-6270