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Culex (Melanoconion) hutchingsae Talaga, n. sp. Zoobank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 359A3B9D-819C-4BA0-86C7-AC3E46513ECC BIN: BOLD:AEE6759. Culex (Melanoconion) coppenamensis Form 2 (in part) of Sallum & Hutchings (2003) (illustration of gonostylus, species distribution). Male. Habitus not examined. Genitalia (Fig. 3A‒G): Tergum VIII with a shallow V-shaped emargination separating the 2 lateral lobes, with longer setae forming a lateral concentrated setal group. Tergum IX with 2 distinct lobes, shape as shown in Fig. 3F, bearing 33‒35 setae, outer basal setae clearly longer than the others. Gonocoxite globose, outer margin convex, inner margin nearly straight; ventrolateral setae strongly developed; ventromesal surface with small, scattered setae from base to level of distal division of subapical lobe; lateral surface with a well-developed patch of long setae (lsp) at level of subapical lobe, setae longer ventrally; proximal part of ventrolateral surface with numerous scales. Subapical lobe clearly divided into 2 divisions. Proximal division moderately long, columnar, not clearly divided into 2 arms, proximal arm conspicuously shorter than distal arm, each arm bearing 1 long, robust, sinuous, apically hooked seta (setae a and b), both setae equivalent in length and width; a patch of short setae inserted mesally at base of distal surface. Distal division subdivided into inner and outer arms; inner arm with 2 apical setae, 1 long hooked seta (h) and 1 shorter, narrow, saber-like seta (s) inserted in a small tubercle at base of seta h, both h and s arise from separate tubercles at proximal side, 3 or 4 subapical setae, 1 long, wide, apically curved saberlike seta (s) and 3 indistinct, narrow, appressed flattened setae (f) inserted in small tubercles at base of seta s; outer arm long, nearly straight with 1 foliform seta (l) at apex, seta l strongly enlarged, almost symmetrical, striate at base with a well-developed basal expansion. Gonostylus short, strong, with a patch of long spicules at midlength on ... |