Aedes (Collessius) pseudotaeniatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to subgroup III of Alloeomyia group E in subgenus Finlaya of the genus Aedes. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] India, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal and Myanmar.[2][3]
| Aedes pseudotaeniatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Collessius |
| Species: | A. pseudotaeniatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes pseudotaeniatus (Giles, 1901)
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Description
editAdult can be distinguished by an anterior narrow, longitudinal line of pale scales on the tibiae and narrow scales on the scutellum.[4]
References
edit- ^ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Species Details : Aedes pseudotaeniatus (Giles, 1901)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "pseudotaeniatus (Giles)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "DESCRIPTION OF THE PUPA OF AEDES PSEUDOTAENIATUS (GILES) (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)I" (PDF). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. Retrieved 1 February 2017.