Directory of Culicidae Resources

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Mosquitoes are common flying insects in the family Culicidae with a worldwide distribution. There are about 3,500 species. They have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body and long legs. The females of most mosquito species suck blood and are vectors for some deadly diseases.

Resources in This Category

• A Closer Look at Mosquito Mouthparts

  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artapr99/rolmosq.html
  Photographic study by Roland Mortimer with annotated images of the proboscis.

• Aedes aegypti and Dengue Fever

  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art98/aedrol.html
  Photographic study by Roland Mortimer of this mosquito and its life history, and the illness caused by a virus it transmits.

• Aedes aegypti and Disease Control in the 1990s

  http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/PrevGuid/p0000434/p0000434.asp
  Lecture delivered before the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

• Aedes albopictus: Asian Tiger Mosquito

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/asian_tiger.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this species, its distribution, life cycle, medical significance and management.

• Album: Culicidae

  http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album_id=12
  Photographs of many flies in this family.

• American Mosquito Control Association

  http://www.mosquito.org/
  Organization enhancing the health and quality of life through the suppression of mosquitoes, other vectors and pests of public importance.

• Anopheles cruzii

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Anophelescruzii.htm
  Photographs of the larva and pupa of this mosquito found in Brazil. Click to enlarge.

• Anopheles darlingi

  http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Anophelesdarlingi.htm
  Photographs of this mosquito found in South and Central America. Click to enlarge.

• Anopheles earlei

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/otto_lau2/
  Research project by Laura Otto on this insect including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with man.

• Anopheles quadrimaculatus: Common Malaria Mosquito

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/Anopheles_quadrimaculatus.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this species, its distribution, life cycle, medical significance and management.

• Culex nigripalpus

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/FL_sle_mosquito.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this species, vector of the St. Louis encephalitis SLE virus, its distribution, life cycle, medical significance and management.

• Culicidae Family: Mosquito

  http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Mosquito-/Culicidae%20family/.html
  Description, other information and photographs of adults and larvae.

• Deinocerites cancer: Crabhole Mosquito

  http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/aquatic/crabhole_mosquito.htm
  Provides photographs and a description of this species which lives in the burrows of landcrabs, with information on its distribution and life history.

• Family Culicidae

  http://bugguide.net/node/view/169/bgpage
  Photographs of mosquitoes in this family found in North America, provided by BugGuide.

• Images of Arbovirus Vectors

  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/mosqpics.htm
  Photo gallery from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Mosquitoes

  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep03/drmosq.html
  An illustrated essay by David Richman on some of the species of mosquito that can be found in the southern US.

• Mosquitoes: Male versus Female

  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug99/rolmosq.html
  A look at the anatomical differences between the two, with photographs of Aedes aegypti and species of Culicini and Anophelini.

• The New South Wales Arbovirus Surveillance and Mosquito Monitoring Program

  http://medent.usyd.edu.au/arbovirus/
  Information on mosquitoes, their ecology and control and the diseases they transmit.

• Tiny Mosquito

  http://www.tinymosquito.com/
  Information about mosquitoes, mosquito-borne diseases, and preventative measures.

• World Culicidae

  http://diptera-culicidae.0catch.com/
  Catalogue of the world's mosquito fauna, including distribution maps, country catalogues, and disease vectors.

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