DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE, LARVA AND PUPA OFAEDES (DICEROMIZA) lWV2MHW1s (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)

The male, larva and pupa ofAedes (Diceromyia) kanarensis are described and illustrated for the first time. The larva has a conspicuous maxillary 'horn' which is unique in the genus Aedes. was described by Edwards in Barraud (1934) and doubt- fully assigned to subgenus Cancraedes Edwards. Subse- quently, Mattingly (1959, 1965) provisionally placed it in subgenus Diceromyia Theobald after reexamining the fe- male. Reinert (1970a) while reviewing the species of Diceromyia of Southeast Asia included Ae. (Die.) kanaren- sis in the key, in view of strong evidence presented by Mattingly (1965). Major reasons for uncertainties in the past were lack of knowledge about the male, pupal and larval stages of this species. We have collected these stages in very small numbers in the Western Ghats, southern India. The following confirms that this species belongs to Aedes (Diceromyia) as currently defined. Nomenclature and chaetotaxy used follow Harbach and Knight (1980, 1981 (1982)). Generic and subgeneric ab- breviations used in the description follow Reinert (1975) and Bickley and Ward (1989).