Species: Aedes riparius

DIAGNOSIS: Tarsal segments with wide basal pale bands. Abdomen predominantly black scaled with intermixed yellow scales forming a sometimes vague basal band. Setae absent on lower mesepimeron. Tarsal claw relatively long and straight with a short subbasal tooth. A patch of pale scales usually present on the hypostigmal area.

BIOLOGY: Considered an uncommon species over its range. Old records may include euedes specimens.

References:

Wood, D.M., P.T. Dang, and R.A. Ellis. 1979. The mosquitoes of Canada. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 6. Biosystematics Research Institute. Agriculture Canada Ottawa, Ontario.

Rempel, J.G. 1953. The mosquitoes of Saskatchewan. Can.J. Zool. 31:433-509.