Aedes furcifer

Description

Aedes furcifer was named in 1913 as a nomen novum for nigra Theobald. Aedes furcifer and Aedes taylori have been treated as two species, usually found sympatrically, but are difficult to separate morphologically so the term "Aedes furcifer-taylori group" has been used for the two species, and they have not always been differentiated by workers conducting studies on them. Aedes furcifer is the type species for the Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer group in the Afrotropical Region, comprising three species: Aedes furcifer (Edwards), Aedes taylori Edwards, and Aedes cordellieri Huang. Immature and adult female Ae. furcifer sensu stricto and Ae. cordellieri are indistinguishable morphologically, with differences in the male gonocoxite being the only characteristic useful in separating the taxa.