[New subgenus and species of the bloodsucking mosquito Aedes (Edwardsaedes) bekkui Mogi, 1977 (Culicidae) among the fauna of the USSR].
69 females of mosquitoes belonging to the subgenus and species Aedes (Edwardsaedes) bekkui Mogi, 1977 new for the fauna of the USSR were collected in the Khasan and Lazovsky regions of the Primorye Territory in summer of 1981. Apparently earlier this species was erroneously taken for Ae. vexans. A description of female of Ae. bekkui with a use of new unified terms, comparison with other species of the subgenus Edwardsaedes and differences from females of Ae. vexans are given.
D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D014586:USSR
Novye dlia fauny SSSR podrod i vid krovososushchikh komarov Aedes (Edwardsaedes) bekkui Mogi, 1977 (Culicidae).