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New species of mosquitoes from Taiwan (Díptera: Culicidae). Part III. Five new species of Aedes.
Jih Ching Lien
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Abstract
The present paper deals with the description of the larvae, pupae, males and females, of five new species of the mosquitoes belonging to genus Aedes. These mosquitoes are named Aedes (Cancraedes) penghuensis, n. sp., Aedes (Finlaya) loi, n. sp., Aedes (Finlaya) chungi, n. sp., Aedes (Finlaya) watteni, n. sp., and Aedes (Finlaya) omorii, n. sp. The first was found in the main island of Penghu (Formerly known as the Pescadores or Hokoto) of Taiwan Straits, and the remaining four species on Taiwan Proper. Two of these four species of subgenus Finlaya are the members of Aedes niveus subgroup. Following the morphological descriptions, the distribution, biology, and systematics of the species are discussed.