The subgenus Stegomyia of Aedes in the Afrotropical Region with keys to the species (Diptera: Culicidae) Yiau-Min Huang Zootaxa 2004 700 1 120 89WBS [374,553,444,468] Insecta Culicidae Aedes Animalia Diptera 17 119 Arthropoda species scutellaris  DIAGNOSIS. (1) Maxillary palpus with white scales; (2) scutum with dorsocentral setae; (3) scutum without a distinct patch of broader crescent­shaped white scales on fossal area; (4) scutum with a long, median longitudinal white stripe of narrow scales externding from anterior margin to about the level of wing root; (5) subspiracular area with broad white scales; (6) postspiracular area without scales; (7) paratergite with broad white scales; (8) scutellum with broad white scales on all lobes; (9) white knee­spot present on all femora; (10) all tibiae anteriorly dark, without any white line; (11) midfemur without a large, median white spot on anterior surface; (12) hindtarsus with a basal white band on tarsomeres 1­4; (13) hindtarsomere 5 all white.