| Aedes krombeini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Stegomyia |
| Species: | A. krombeini
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes krombeini Huang, 1975
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Aedes (Stegomyia) krombeini is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the Scutellaria group of the genus Aedes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Etymology
The specific name is named for Dr. Karl V. Krombein, who was a Senior Entomologist and Principal Investigator of the "Biosystematic Studies of the Insects of Ceylon" project, Smithsonian Institution.
Description
Male has dark scaled proboscis. Scutum with narrow dark scales and a prominent median longitudinal stripe of similar white ones. Mesepimeral scale patches connected forming a V-shaped white scale patch. Coxae with patches of white scales. Halters are with dark scales.
References
- ^ "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 krombeini Huang, 1975". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Mosquito Systematics Aedes (Stegomyia) krombeini n. sp" (PDF). Mosquito Systematics. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External links
- [A New Species of Aedes (Stegomyia) from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) (Diptera: Culicidae)]
- Susceptibility of Aedes krombeini cell line to some arboviruses.
- New embryonic cell line from Aedes krombeini (H.) (Diptera:Culicidae)
- Development, longevity, gonotrophic cycle and oviposition of Aedes albopictus Skuse (Diptera: Culicidae) under cyclic temperatures
- A note on the occurrence of the Aedes (Stegomia) krombeini (Diptera:Culicidae) in Assam, India
- Effect of fluctuating and constant temperatures on development, adult longevity and fecundity in the mosquito Aedes krombeini
- Detection by electron microscopy of endogenous viruses in Aedes krombeini (H.) cell line.[permanent dead link]
- Psi-Mutation Affects Phase Angle Difference, Free-Running Period and Phase Shifts in Aedes krombeini (Stegomyia)