| Aedes krombeini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Subgenus: | Stegomyia |
| Species: | A. krombeini |
| Binomial name | |
| Aedes krombeini Huang, 1975 | |
Aedes (Stegomyia) krombeini is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the Scutellaria group of the genus Aedes . It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
The specific name is named for Dr. Karl V. Krombein, who was a Senior Entomologist and Principal Investigator of the "Biosystematic Studies of the Insects of Ceylon" project, Smithsonian Institution.
Male has dark scaled proboscis. Scutum with narrow dark scales and a prominent median longitudinal stripe of similar white ones. Mesepimeral scale patches connected forming a V-shaped white scale patch. Coxae with patches of white scales. Halters are with dark scales. [3]
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