Studies of the genus Culex linnaeus in Florida. III. Redescription of the fourth-stage larva of Culex salinarius Coquillett and comparison with that of Cx. nigripalpus Theobald.
The larva of Culex salinarius is completely described and illustrated, except for the mouth parts, and compared with morphologically similar larva of Cx. nigripalpus. At least 8 characters have been found to separate larvae of the two species of which 7 give 90% or higher divergence while the remaining character gives 87% separation.
Darsie
Richard F
RF
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, 200 9th Street SE, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA.
Almasi
James R
JR
Day
Jonathan F
JF
D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005431:Florida; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology