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 Culex pipiens?
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| Babaudus |
Posted on 18-09-2020 15:49
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Member Location: Neu-Ulm, Germany Posts: 5 Joined: 16.09.20 |
Dear all, here's another one from Lake Schmiechen (SW Germany). Could it be Culex pipiens? Thanks, Martin   |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 18-09-2020 20:15
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7238 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Superficially it looks OK for Cx. pipiens, but there seems to be an indication of white rings on the tarsi; and the pale bands on the abdominal tergites are very even. As a rule the bands expand along the lateral margin in pipiens. So I'm left wondering whether this might be a Culiseta species, such as morsitans. Fortunately Culiseta have a good character to check - they possess prespiracular setae, which Culex don't have.
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| Babaudus |
Posted on 20-09-2020 07:00
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Member Location: Neu-Ulm, Germany Posts: 5 Joined: 16.09.20 |
Thanks Tony, much appreciated! I will check the setae tomorrow, Monday, when I have access to a binocular microscope. Martin |
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| Babaudus |
Posted on 21-09-2020 09:27
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Member Location: Neu-Ulm, Germany Posts: 5 Joined: 16.09.20 |
OK, under the microscope it looks like it does have prespiracular setae (and no postspiracular setae). |
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