TABLE 3. Comparable differences between the adult females of the subspecies of Aedes pulcritarsis observed by Edwards (in Barraud 1934).
Females asiaticus pulcritarsis
Thorax “Mesonotum mainly dark brown, with a double “Mesonotum with a variable amount of golden
median line of white scales on anterior ½, narrowly scales toward front in middle; pale scales along
bordered externally with yellow scales; on each side of margins and over wing-roots, remainder dark
the posterior end of this stripe a rather large patch of brown.”
whitish scales.”
Legs Apparently differing as follows: “Femora and tibiae …“mostly black, with conspicuous white knee-
with fairly numerous scattered white scales; hindfemur spots and shite rings on tarsi marrow on front
(except for this speckling) dark on nearly the whole and middle pairs, broader on hand pair; 5th tarsal
outer surface.” segment of all legs white.”
Abdomen “White basal bands on tergites [terga] II–VI complete, …“black, with white basal bands on tergites
that on VI very narrow.” II–VI, sternites [sterna] similarly coloured.”