Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Aedes (s.l.) ID -> Dahliana geniculatus

Posted by Carnifex on 21-07-2019 17:44
#1

Hi,
based on the features provided, can the species be IDed? Found in a garden in Vienna
Could it be Ochlerotatus?

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Edited by Carnifex on 22-07-2019 15:33

Posted by Tony Irwin on 21-07-2019 20:41
#2

This has the tapered abdomen typical of Aedes s.l., but the cerci are rather short compared to those of Ochlerotatus, which suggests Dahliana geniculatus (confirmed by the lack of pale tarsal rings, together with the very distinctive dorsal thoracic pattern.

Posted by Carnifex on 22-07-2019 07:25
#3

Thanks a lot, Tony!