Table 5 Morphological keys used by human experts for classifying vector mosquito species.
Species | Morphological keys used by human experts | Highlighted in heatmaps? |
|---|---|---|
Aedes albopictus | 1. Tarsi with pale bands | Sometimes |
2. Body relatively darker than the other species | Mostly | |
3. Abodominal terga II-VII with large laterobasal patches | Mostly | |
Aedes vexans | 1. Last segment of mid and hind tarsi dark apically | Sometimes |
2. Scutum yellowish brown without patches or stripes | Mostly | |
3. Middle abdominal bands B-shaped | Rarely | |
Anopheles spp. | 1. Palpus as long as proboscis | Sometimes |
2. Wing spotted | Mostly | |
Culex pipiens | 1. Proboscis without a pale band | Rarely |
2. Abdomen with basal bands | Mostly | |
3. Body yellowish brown | Mostly | |
Culex tritaeniorhynchus | 1. Proboscis with a pale band in the middle | Rarely |
2. Costa and other veins without pale band | Sometimes | |
3. Body relatively small and reddish brown | Mostly |
