THE DENDROPHILUS GROUP (males of muroafcete and njombiensis unknown) 28(5). Hindtibia with a white stripe on ventral surface in basal area (Huang 1997, Figs. 3 A,B,C; 4A,B,C; 5B; 6B,C; 7B,C; 8B,C; 9B,C; 13B,C; 14B,C)......................... 29 Hindtibia without a white stripe on ventral surface in basal area (Huang 1997, Figs. 1 B,C; 10B,C; 11B; 12B,C).......................................................................... 38 29(28). White knee­spot absent on hindfemur, or represented by few pale scales (Huang 1997, Figs. 3 A,B; 5B).......................................................................................... 30 White knee­spot present and well developed on hindfemur (Huang 1997, Figs. 3 C; 4A,B,C; 6B,C; 7B,C; 8B,C; 9B,C; 13B,C; 14B,C).............................................. 31 30(29). Hindtarsomere 5 all dark (Huang 1997, Fig. 5 B) .................................. muroafcete Hindtarsomere 5 with basal 0.50–0.75 white on dorsal surface (Huang 1997, Figs. 3 A,B)......................................................................................................... bambusae 31(29). Hindtarsomere 5 all dark (Huang 1997, Figs. 4 B,C) .................................... deboeri Hindtarsomere 5 with a basal white band or all white (Huang 1997, Figs. 3 C; 4A; 6B,C; 7B,C; 8B,C; 9B,C; 13B,C; 14B,C)............................................................ 32 32(31). Scutum with anterior median white spot of broad scales (Huang 1997, Fig. 13 A). ........................................................................................................... mattinglyorum Scutum with anterior median white spot of narrow scales (Huang 1997, Figs. 5 C; 7C)........................................................................................................................33 33(32). Hindleg with tarsal claws equal and toothed (Huang 1997, Figs. 2 C,D; 7D,E; 8A,D).............................................................................................................................. 34 Hindleg with tarsal claws equal and simple (Huang 1997, Figs. 14 A,D)............ 36 34(33). Female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs with tarsal claws equal and toothed (modified tooth); male hindleg with tarsal claws equal and toothed (modified tooth) (Huang 1997, Figs. 8 A,D) ..................................................................................... hansfordi Female fore­, mid­ and hindlegs with tarsal claws equal and toothed (normal tooth); male hindleg with tarsal claws equal and toothed (normal tooth) (Huang 1997, Figs. 7 D,E)................................................................................................. 35 35(34) Hindtarsomere 3 with basal 0.2 or less white on dorsal surface; hindtarsomere 5 with basal 0.47­0.88 white on dorsal surface (Huang 1997, Figs. 3 C; 4A) .. kenyae Hindtarsomere 3 with basal 0.32­0.41 white on dorsal surface; hindtarsomere 5 all white (female), or with basal 0.84­0.89 white to all white on dorsal surface (male) (Huang 1997, Figs. 7 B,C) .................................................................... dendrophilus 36(33). Female fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws equal and simple; male fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws unequal, all simple (Huang 1997, Figs. 14 A,D)................... ............................................................................................................... segermanae Female fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws equal and toothed; male fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws unequal, the smaller one toothed, the larger one simple (Huang 1997, Figs. 6 A,D; 9A,D)........................................................................ 37 37(36). Midtarsomere 1 with a well­marked white stripe on posterior surface; hindtarsomere 5 with basal 0.40­0.67 white on dorsal surface (Huang 1997, Figs. 9 B,C)....... ....................................................................................................................... heischi Midtarsomere 1 without a well­marked white stripe on posterior surface; hindtarsomere 5 all white, or all white except tip (Huang 1997, Figs. 6 B,C) ... demeilloni 38(28). Hindtarsomere 3 with basal 0.11–0.25 white on dorsal surface (Huang 1997, Figs. 10 B,C; 11B)...........................................................................................................39 Hindtarsomere 3 all dark (Huang 1997, Figs. 1 B,C; 12B,C)............................. 40 39(38). Scutum with anterior median white spot of broad scales (Huang 1997, Fig. 11 C).. ................................................................................................................... keniensis Scutum with anterior median white spot of narrow scales (Huang 1997, Fig. 11 A) ............................................................................................................... njombiensis 40(38). Scutum with yellow median stripe, the yellow median stripe connects with the anterior median white spot; male fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws unequal, the smaller one toothed, the larger one simple (Huang 1997, Figs. 12 A,E) ...... masseyi Scutum with white median stripe, the white median stripe does not connect with the anterior median white spot; male fore­ and midlegs with tarsal claws unequal, all toothed (Huang 1997, Figs. 1 A,D) ...................................................... amaltheus

Published as part of Yiau-Min Huang, 2004, The subgenus Stegomyia of Aedes in the Afrotropical Region with keys to the species (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 1-120 in Zootaxa 700 on pages 25-26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.166051