Abstract: 【Aim】 To clarify the female genitalia characteristics of the genus Armigeres in taxonomic value. 【Methods】 We observed the female genitalia of 16 species belonging to the genus Armigeres recorded in China based on long time specimen collections in Yunnan, and made detailed descriptions and conducted systematic classification study on female genitalia characteristics. 【Results】 According to the characters of the female genitalia, we compiled the key to its 2 subgenera and 16 species. 【Conclusion】 Our research showed that the characteristics of female genitalia of each species from China are stable, and for some species female genitalia have more remarkable characteristics than male genitalia. We consider that the classification of mosquito and new species naming should be based on the female genitalia. They ars as important as male genitalia in taxonomy.

Key words: Diptera, Culicidea, Armigeres, genitalia, female terminalia, taxonomy, morphology, China