Stegomyia (Heteraspidion), 2009

John F. Reinert, Ralph E. Harbach & Ian J. Kitching, 2009, Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157, pp. 700-794 : 781-782

STEGOMYIA THEOBALD SUBGENUS HETERASPIDION REINERT, HARBACH & KITCHING , SUBGEN. NOV.

Type species: Stegomyia annandalei Theobald, 1910 .

Subgenus Heteraspidion includes the species placed in the Annandalei Subgroup of Huang (1977a). Her description of the group on pages 15–17 now forms the description of the subgenus. Additional character information in support of the subgenus is provided in the data matrix (Appendix 1) of the present study. Huang (1977a) included a description of the type species of the subgenus, i.e. male, male genitalia, female, female genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva, illustrations of the male, male genitalia, female genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva, and information on distribution, bionomics and a taxonomic discussion. Mattingly (1965) also provided information and illustrations on the type species. Matsuo et al. (1974b) described and illustrated the egg of St. annandalei . See Huang (1977a) for a description and illustrations of the other species included in the subgenus.

Included species

Stegomyia annandalei and St. craggi Barraud.

Etymology

Heteraspidion is derived from the Greek heteros (masculine adjective), meaning different, and aspidion (masculine noun), meaning little shield. The name is masculine and refers to the distinctive character of the scutellum, which has broad dark scales on the midlobe and broad white scales on the lateral lobes. Recommended abbreviation for Heteraspidion = Het.