Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Culex pipiens? = Culex pipiens group

Posted by Tony Irwin on 12-09-2017 10:45
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The lack of leg bands, the abdomen shape (blunt-ended, not tapered) and the overall appearance together point to a Culex female. There appears to be only one hind leg on your specimen, and most of its tarsal joints are missing, but the metatarsus (basal joint) looks as though it is the same length as the tibia (not shorter), so this excludes Culex modestus. There are pale marks at the base of each abdominal segment, so this excludes Culex territans, leaving us with one of the species in the Culex pipiens group, which is as far as I can take it from the photo.

Edited by Tony Irwin on 12-09-2017 10:46