title: A pictorial key to the sections, groups, and species of the Aedes (Diceromyia) in the Afrotropical Region (Diptera: Culicidae).
abstract: Nine species of the subgenus Diceromyia Theobald of genus Aedes Meigen in the Afrotropical Region are treated in a pictorial key based on diagnostic morphological features. Images of the diagnostic morphological structures of the adult head, thorax, abdomen, leg and wing are included. The medical importance of the Furcifer Group species in Africa was briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, P.O. Box 37012, MSC C1109, MRC 534, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, U.S.A.; Email: huangy@si.edu.
authors.forename: Yiau-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Entomology Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, U.S.A. Mailing address: Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center (MRC 534), Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746, U.S.A.; Email: ruedapol@si.edu.
authors.forename: Leopoldo M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rueda
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D000349:Africa; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009144:Museums; D009929:Organ Size