Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Culiseta annulata? (28.01.12) --> confirmed
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-01-2012 23:39
#1
Hello!
A rather big (10 mm) mosquito at the light in our garden tonight (northwest Germany).
Culiseta annulata female?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 30-01-2012 19:25
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-01-2012 23:39
#2
Pic #2
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-01-2012 23:40
#3
Pic #3
Posted by Jason G on 29-01-2012 02:26
#4
Not sure if this will be nameable beyond something like
Culiseta sp. The advice with these in the UK is to start under the microscope with
x80 magnification to study the tarsal ratios.
Still, your individual doesn't look unlike one I'd normally assign to anything but the most commonly-referred to species -
C. annulata.
Edited by Jason G on 29-01-2012 02:29
Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-01-2012 04:36
#5
Thanks a lot, Jason!
Posted by libor on 29-01-2012 16:56
#6
Jason, none European Culiseta has preapical white rings on femora, except Cs. annulata. Your conclusions are different?
Libor
Posted by Jason G on 29-01-2012 17:02
#7
Well, I was only really being cautious! I read a while back about the possibility of another that may head over though it's unlikely. Given the difficulty of these (for the reasons I gave) I thought I'd go down the hint-at-but-not-actually-say route.
Therefor our conclusion may in fact be the same ;)
Posted by bonitin on 29-01-2012 18:17
#8
Jason G wrote:
Well, I was only really being cautious! I read a while back about the possibility of another that may head over though it's unlikely
I'm curious Jason, what is that other species you read about?:)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-01-2012 19:24
#9
Hello, Libor!
libor wrote:
none European Culiseta has preapical white rings on femora, except Cs. annulata.
Ah, thanks to you, too.