- Mosquitoes, the
Culicidae, are a
family of
small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word
mosquito (formed by
mosca and
diminutive -ito) is Spanish...
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Aedes albopictus (synonym
Stegomyia albopicta), from the
mosquito (
Culicidae) family, also
known as the (Asian)
tiger mosquito or
forest mosquito, is...
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Culiseta annulata is a
species of
mosquito in the
family Culicidae. It is
found in the Palearctic.
Culiseta annulata overwinters in its
adult stage. In...
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Toxorhynchites amboinensis ,
Psorophora ciliata , and
Sabethes cyaneus (Diptera:
Culicidae)
Capture Prey".
Annals of the
Entomological Society of America. 115 (6):...
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Ephraim V. "A
mosquito Psorophora ciliata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Diptera:
Culicidae)".
Entomology and
Nematology Department,
University of Florida. Retrieved...
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Theobald described 39
Anopheles species in his 5-volume
monograph on the
Culicidae. He was
provided with
mosquito specimens sent in to the
British Museum...
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Competence of
Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera:
Culicidae) for
Barmah Forest Virus and of
Aedes aegypti (Diptera:
Culicidae) for
Dengue 1–4
Viruses in Queensland...
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Kitching IJ (2004). "Phylogeny and
classification of
Aedini (Diptera:
Culicidae),
based on
morphological characters of all life stages".
Zoological Journal...
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Available Insect Repellents for
Aedes aegypti (Diptera:
Culicidae) and
Aedes albopictus (Diptera:
Culicidae)".
Journal of
Insect Science. 15: 140. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iev125...
- mosquitoes, but they lack the wing
scales and
elongated mouthparts of the
Culicidae. The name
Chironomidae stems from the
Ancient Gr**** word kheironómos,...
