Posted by Tony Irwin on 22-07-2017 19:12
#4
The palps are short (so not
Anopheles). The anal vein is straight (so not
Uranotaenia). The abdomen is blunt-ended, with no sign of the cerci (so not
Aedes or
Ochlerotatus). The wing scales are narrow (so not
Coquillettidia). There are no white rings on the tarsi (so not
Orthopodomyia, nor most
Culiseta). Two species of European
Culiseta have unbanded legs, but neither looks like your specimen, and they live in mountains or tundra, so unlikely to occur in Toulouse. We're just left with
Culex. :)
Edited by Tony Irwin on 22-07-2017 19:13