Sabethes Robineau-Desvoidy 1827
Creators: name: Neves, Maycon Sebastião Alberto Santos
name: Motta, Monique Albuquerque
name: Maciel-De-Freitas, Rafael
name: Xavier, Alexandre Da Silva
name: Lourenço-De-Oliveira, Ricardo
name: Silva-Do-Nascimento, Teresa Fernandes
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Culicidae
Sabethes

description: Key to the adult females of Sabethes species recorded in Brazil
1. Prealar setae present (Fig. 1A) (subgenus Davismyia)................................................ petrocchiae
- Prealar setae absent (Fig. 1B)........................................................................... 2
2(1). Upper proepisternal setae present (Fig. 1A)................................................................ 3
- Upper proepisternal setae absent (Fig. 1B) (subgenus Sabethes)................................................ 7
3(2). Midtarsus with white scaling (Fig. 1E) (subgenus Sabethoides)................................................ 4
- Midtarsus entirely dark-scaled (Fig. 1F).................................................................. 21
4(3). Upper mesepimeral setae short, not reaching mid area of mesopostnotum, reaching only the lateral area (Fig. 2A)........ 5
- Upper mesepimeral setae long, reaching mid area of mesopostnotum (Fig. 2B).................................... 6
5(4). Midtarsus white-scaled from base of tarsomere 2 to apex of tarsomere 4 (Fig. 2C); abdominal terga V and VI with lateral spot of silver scales expanded toward the apex like an angular incision (Fig. 2E)............................. chloropterus
- Midtarsus white-scaled from base of tarsomere 3 to apex or almost to the apex of tasomere 4 (Fig. 2D); abdominal terga V and VI with lateral spot of silver scales limited to base (Fig. 2F)............................................. conditus
6(4). Antepronotum with blue scales dorsally (Fig. 2G)................................................... tridentatus
- Antepronotum with greenish scales dorsally (Fig. 2H)............................................. glaucodaemon
7(2). Midtarsus entirely dark-scaled (Fig. 1F)................................................................... 8 Midtarsus white-scaled (Fig. 1E)....................................................................... 15 8(7). Midleg without paddles (Fig. 3A)................................................................ purpureus
- Midleg with paddles (Fig. 3B)........................................................................... 9
9(8). Upper mesepimeral setae black; a single yellowish seta may be present among the black setae (Fig. 3C)............... 10
- Upper mesepimeral setae yellowish (Fig. 3D)............................................................. 13
10(9). Postpronotum entirely blue-scaled (Fig. 3E)............................................................... 11
- Postpronotum covered with blue scales dorsally, with pale golden scales ventrally (Fig. 3F)......................... 12
11(10). Abdominal segments VI and VII with colors separated laterally in a straight line (Fig. 4A)....................... batesi
- Adominal segments VI and VII with colors separated laterally by rounded incisions (Fig. 4B).................. cyaneus
12(10). Scutum entirely covered with blue scales (Fig. 4C); ventral surface of midfemora with a line of scales with pale golden reflection (Fig. 4G)................................................................................ lanei
- Scutum covered with greenish scales, scales of antealar and supralar areas with golden reflections (Fig. 4D); midfemora dark-scaled ventral surface (Fig. 4H)....................................................................... spixi
13(9). Antepronotum with violaceous scales dorsally, contrasting with blue coloration of scutum (Figs 4E, 8A).. albiprivus (in part)
- Antepronotum with blue scales dorsally, similar to coloration of scutum (Fig. 4F)................................. 14
14(13). Postpronotum entirely blue-scaled (Fig. 3F)...................................................... quasicyaneus
- Postpronotum with dorsal area covered with blue scales and ventral area with slightly golden scales (Figs. 3E, 8B).............................................................................................. albiprivus (in part)
15(7). Scutum with median dark stripe distinct from bluish and golden lateral areas (Fig. 5A)...................... bipartipes
- Scutum without median dark stripe, entirely covered with scales of same color (Fig. 5B)........................... 16
16(15). Upper mesepimeral setae long, reaching mid area of mesopostnotum (Fig. 2B)................................... 17
- Upper mesepimeral setae short, not reaching mid area of mesopostnotum, reaching only the lateral area (Fig. 2A)....... 19
17(16). Mesopostnotum with spot of silvery-white scales (Fig. 5C).......................................... gymnothorax
- Mesoposnotum without spot of silvery-white scales (Fig. 3D)................................................. 18
18(17). Foretarsus white-scaled from tarsomere 3 to basal half of tarsomere 5.................................. amazonicus
- Foretarsus white-scaled from apical half of tarsomere 2 to of tarsomere 4................................. forattinii
19(16). Foretarsomere 3 entirely dark-scaled (Fig. 5D).................................................. tarsopus / ortizi
- Foretarsomere 3 white-scaled ventrally (Fig. 5E)........................................................... 20
20(19). Foretarsomeres 2 and 3 white-scaled ventrally (Fig. 5E)............................................... belisarioi
- Foretarsus white-scaled ventrally from apical half of tarsomere 2 to basal half of tarsomere 4................. cerqueirai
21(3). Lower mesokatepisternal seta present (Fig. 1C) (subgenus Peytonulus)......................................... 22
- Lower mesokatepisternal seta absent (Fig. 1D) (subgenus Sabethinus).......................................... 30
22(21). Scutum covered with dull scales, without metallic sheen (Fig. 6A)....................................... shannoni
- Scutum covered with brilliant metallic-colored scaling (Fig. 6B).............................................. 23
23(22). Proboscis entirely dark-scaled ventrally (Fig. 5F).......................................................... 24
- Proboscis with pale scales ventrally (Fig. 5G, H)........................................................... 26
24(23). Hindtarsomere 5 white-scaled ventrally (Fig. 6C).......................................................... 25
- Hindtarsomere 5 entirely dark-scaled (Fig.6D)......................................................... ignotus
25(24). Antepronotum with violaceous scaling dorsally....................................................... undosus
- Antepronotum with violaceous and blue scaling dorsally............................................ hadrognathus
26(23). Proboscis with spot of pale scales ventrally (Fig. 5H)....................................................... 27
- Proboscis with line of pale scales ventrally (Fig. 5G)........................................................ 29
27(26). Hindtarsomere 5 white-scaled ventrally (Fig. 6C).......................................................... 28
- Hindtarsomere 5 dark-scaled ventrally (Fig. 6D)..................................................... whitmani 28(27). Antepronotum with violaceous scaling dorsally......................................................... soperi
- Antepronotum with blue scaling dorsally............................................................. fabricii
29(26). Hindtarsomere 5 white-scaled ventrally (Fig. 6C).................................................... aurescens
- Hindtarsomere 5 entirely dark-scaled (Fig. 6D)...................................................... identicus
30(21).Vertex and dorsal area of antepronotum with same metallic coloration (Fig. 7A, B)................................ 31
- Vertex and dorsal area of antepronotum with distinct metallic coloration (Fig. 7C)................................ 32
31(30). Vertex and dorsal area of antepronotum with violaceous reflections (Fig. 7A)............................ intermedius
- Vertex and dorsal area of antepronotum with bluish reflections (Fig. 7B).............................. melanonymphe
32(30). Vertex predominantly with violaceous reflections and dorsal area of antepronotum with azure blue reflections (Fig. 7C)................................................................................................ xhyphydes Vertex predominantly with violaceous reflections and atepronotum with some violaceous reflections............ idiogenes
description: Published as part of Neves, Maycon Sebastião Alberto Santos, Motta, Monique Albuquerque, Maciel-De-Freitas, Rafael, Xavier, Alexandre Da Silva, Lourenço-De-Oliveira, Ricardo & Silva-Do-Nascimento, Teresa Fernandes, 2024, Illustrated identification key to females of the genus Sabethes Robineau-Desvoidy recorded from Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae), in dichotomous and interactive formats, including an updated list of species and new records for the states, pp. 253-287 in Zootaxa 5406 (2) on pages 256-263, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5406.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/10618240