Unrecorded Aedes (<i>Edwardsaedes) bekkui</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) from Korea: Notes on taxonomic diagnosis of adult and larva

Original Article


Korean J Parasitol. 1987 Dec;25(2):210-212. English. Published online Mar 20, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1987.25.2.210
Copyright © 1987 by The Korean Society for Parasitology


Unrecorded Aedes (Edwardsaedes) bekkui (Diptera: Culicidae) from Korea: Notes on taxonomic diagnosis of adult and larva
Kwan Woo Lee,Robert S. Edgecomb and Thomas J. Zorka
5th Preventive Medicine Unit, 18th Medical Command, U.S. Army, APO 96301-0020


Abstract
Thirty-six females and 1 male of Aedes bekkui were captured at human bait in Kyungki Province, Korea Republic, in June 1987. This is the 1st time the species has been recorded from that country. Notes on the taxonomic diagnosis of adults and larvae are given.

Figures


	Fig. 1 Aedes bekkui: adult(A,B) and larva(C,D). A. Thorax, lateral aspect B. Abdomen, dorsal aspect C. Head, dorsal aspect D. Abdominal segment(VIII, X), lateral aspect

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