Posted by Widus on 27-07-2019 17:51
#1
Hi,
One of the many that bit me during my holidays in the lake of Orta region in Italy last week. Can the image provided lead to an ID. I kept this specimen if additional features need to be looked at.
Best regards,
Widus
Posted by Widus on 28-07-2019 16:12
#3
Thanks Tony,
Which document would you recommend for the identification of Culicidae?
Regards,
Widus
Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-07-2019 20:58
#4
For Italian Culicdiae, you could try Severini, Francesco & Toma, Luciano & Di Luca, Marco & Romi, Roberto. (2009). Le zanzare italiane: Generalità e identificazione degli adulti (Diptera, Culicidae).
Fragmenta Entomologica.
41. 213 - 372. (available at
http://www.fragme...view/92/84 )
For European keys and descriptions. I use Becker, N., Petric, D., Zgomba, M., Boase, C., Madon, M.B., Dahl, C., Kaiser, A. 2010.
Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. I believe there is a new edition published this year, so you may be able to get a used copy of this 2010 edition cheaply.