COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF THE FEMALE GENITALIA OF GENERIC-LEVEL TAXA IN TRIBE AEDINI (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE). PART XXXI. GENUS SALLUMIA REINERT, HARBACH AND KITCHING

摘要

A morphological analysis of the female genitalia of species included in genus Sallumia Reinert, Harbach and Kitching was conducted. The genitalia of the type species of the genus, SI hortator (Dyar and Knab), are illustrated. Treatment of the genitalmorphology of the genus includes a description of the genus based on a detailed description of the type species, a list of the species examined, published descriptions of the type species with literature citations, and a discussion. The discussion section contains a list of the most distinctive female genital features of Sallumia, a comparison of these with other aedine genera, and other pertinent information.