Genus Paulianius Brunhes & Boussès, 2017

The following features are most distinctive of species of genus Paulianius. ADULTS – Black mosquitoes adorned with numerous spots, rings or bands of large white scales. Vertex of head covered with separate areas of black and white scales, white scales generally forming longitudinal patches; pedicel of antenna with white scales; proboscis black-scaled; scutum black-scaled with longitudinal stripes of white scales or white scaling on anterior half; dorsocentral setae strongly developed, acrostichal setae absent; large white scales present at least on midlobe of scutellum; pleura with numerous spots of silvery scales; lower mesepimeral seta present (absent in Pl. niveus); fore- and midungues of males unequal; wing entirely black-scaled or at most a few pale scales at base of costa; legs black-scaled with stripes and rings of white scales; forefemur, and sometimes midfemur, with a ventral white patch or strip; tarsi entirely black-scaled or with white rings; abdominal terga mainly black-scaled, terga II–VI with pale median basal band and lateral patches of white scales. MALE GENITALIA – Gonostylus formed of 2 equal arms (distinction from African Diceromyia); dorsal arm often flattened and spatulate at apex, bearing very small sensory setae; ventral arm slightly shorter than dorsal arm and sometimes cylindrical, bearing a short broad more or less spatulate claw; claspette always present, often long (poorly developed in Tewarius). LARVAE – Antenna very slightly spiculate at base or glabrous; seta 4-C with about 15 short flexible branches; setae 5,6-C single; seta 15-C with 3 or 4 very long flexible branches; seta 1-P very long; support plates of pleural setal groups without strong spine (distinction from Diceromyia); seta 4-X with 5 pairs of setae. PUPAE – Inner and outer margins of paddle lined with denticles or long filaments; midrib clearly visible to near apex; seta 1-Pa single, relatively short. See Aedini.