The distribution of species of the Aedes increpitus complex in the western United States.
Maps of the California and Oregon distribution of members of the Aedes increpitus complex (Aedes clivis Lanzaro and Eldridge, Aedes increpitus Dyar, and Aedes washinoi Lanzaro and Eldridge) are presented that are based on collections reported by Lanzaro and Eldridge (1992) and new collections from various sites, many in the Central Valley of California. Analysis of individually reared specimens by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and conventional morphological methods confirmed the diagnostic value of isozymes for these species and of larval head hairs for distinguishing Ae. clivis from other members of the complex. Other larval characters and pupal hairs did not appear to have diagnostic value. An additional site was discovered where apparent hybrids between Ae. washinoi and Ae. increpitus occur, and a single possible hybrid between Ae. washinoi and Ae. clivis was found at a site where these species had previously been reported to occur sympatrically.
Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
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