title: Assignment of two North American species of Aedes to subgenus Rusticoidus.
abstract: Aedes bicristatus and Aedes provocans are transferred to subgenus Rusticoidus from subgenus Ochlerotatus. Primary morphologic features of Rusticoidus are provided for separating this subgenus from all other subgenera of genus Aedes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, (CMAVE), United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Reinert
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D002965:Classification; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification