THE IDENTIFICATION OF ADULT FEMALE AEDES MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) OF THE BLACK-LEGGED GROUP TAKEN IN THE FIELD AT CHURCHILL, MANITOBA

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Beckel, W. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1954
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Dyar; Churchill
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z54-030; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z54-030

The present status of the taxonomy of the black-legged species complex within the genus Aedes is discussed. The complex in the Churchill region includes Aedes nigripes (Zetterstedt), A. impiger Dyar (equals A. nearcticus Dyar), A. pionips Dyar, A. communis (De Geer), A. punctor (Kirby), A. hexodontu...