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Mosquito - Ochlerotatus cantator - female
Copyright © 2006 Omar Fahmy

Mosquito - Ochlerotatus cantator - Female
Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
May 17, 2006
Size: 5 mm
new species for bugguide. this is an Ochleratatus cantator. This is one of the first mosquitos to emerge in the spring. Here is a picture of the abdominal markings and the golden brown scales on the scutum. It is a multivoltine spices and overwinters as an egg. This girl was found around a saltmarsh pond which made it easy to identify compared the three other species of mosquitos in Rhode Island that lay their eggs in saltmarsh ponds and they are: O. sollicitans, O. taeniorhynchus, and Culex salinarius. This is not a Culex for sure because of the pointed abdomen

Ill try to get some live shots of mosquitos from now on

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Contributed by Omar Fahmy on 17 May, 2006 - 9:51am
Last updated 18 May, 2006 - 11:44am

I created a page
And included some of your remarkas. Beyond that there is nothing more that I can do, I know nothing about these insects.
Sean, I will be looking at your pictures, I have been thinking of getting that camera too.
… Beatriz Moisset, 18 May, 2006 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
I
added some comments on the guide page if you want to include more information
… Omar Fahmy, 18 May, 2006 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

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Hey there Omar. You should write a guide page and then give it to an editor to post. I did that for a few species.
-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 17 May, 2006 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

 
how
do i write a guide page? or should i just wait for an editor to see this?
… Omar Fahmy, 17 May, 2006 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

 
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I just copy a page and use their sections in a Word file. Then I just send the file to an editor. As for the ID, I can't really tell from the photos. I would first need to see the tarsi, then the scutum, etc.
If it is from the salt marsh and does have the unbanded proboscis, Oc. cantator is a good choice.
According to my Mosquitoes of Canada book, the tarsomeres should have a narrow basal band of yellowish scales less than 1/4 the length of the tarsomere. The hind tarsal claws should lack a subbasal tooth.
-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 17 May, 2006 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah
thats what i have in my book too. the narrow basal bands arent really yellowish, but they were there. ill get some pics of the scutum and the tarsi for you (if i didnt rip her feet apart).

wooorrddd!!!
… Omar Fahmy, 17 May, 2006 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

 
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One good way to go after using a key is to check out Carpenter and LaCasse(1). There should be a copy in your lab if you are lucky. They have full page plates of a large number of species that give you a real "gestalt" of how all the pieces fit together. Now if only they could make an updated version!!
-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 17 May, 2006 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah
i also have this amazing book written by a Dr. Theodore (i forget the last name) from UConn. The key is almost exactly like Darsie and Ward but only for mosquitos of Connecticut (of which we have the same 44 species of mosquitos). At the end of the book at has little pointers and comparisons with other mosquitos. Anyway, this ID was confirmed by Dr. Gettman

also, what camera do you use to take pics of mosquitos? my camera SUCKS for mosquitos.
… Omar Fahmy, 17 May, 2006 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

 
I have been mostly using a Ni
I have been mostly using a Nikon Coolpix 5400, but today I ordered a Canon Powershot S2IS. It should be here by Friday. I can't wait.

-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 17 May, 2006 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

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