Mosquitoes

Arthropoda

Arthropoda

Mosquitoes belong to which phylum?

Insecta

Mosquitoes belong to which class?

Diptera

Mosquitoes belong to which order?

Nematocera

Mosquitoes belong to which suborder?

TRUE

T or F.

Mosquitoes have only 1 pair of true wings. However, they do have a degenerate 2nd pair called the haltere

3 pairs

Number of pairs of legs of mosquitoes

head, thorax, and abdomen

3 distinct body regions of mosquitoes

proboscis

mouthpart of mosquitoes

Culex and Mansonia

Genera of mosquitoes that lay eggs in rafts or in groups

Anopheles and Aedes

Genera of mosquitoes that lay eggs singly

Anopheles

Genera of mosquitoes which lay eggs with floats

Mansonia

Genus of mosquitoes that lay eggs in clusters under the leaves of water plants

Culex

Genus of mosquitoes that lay eggs in rafts with corolla

Anophelinae

This family of mosquitoes have tergal plates but do not have respiratory siphon

Culicinae

This family of mosquitoes have respiratory siphon

Aedes and Culex

Genera of mosquitoes with siphon and pecten teeth

Aedes

Genus of mosquitoes with 1 pair of sub-ventral tuft of hair

Culex

Genus of mosquitoes that have several pairs of sub-ventral tuft of hair

Mansonia and Armigeres

Mosquito genera with siphon but without pecten teeth

Mansonia

Mosquito genus without pecten teeth but with saw-like teeth

Armigeres

Mosquito genus without pecten and saw-like teeth

FALSE.

Female are larger than male mosquitoes

T or F.

Male mosquitoes are generally larger than females.

plumose

Male mosquitoes have ___ antennae.

pilose

Female mosquitoes have ___ antennae.

TRUE

T or F.

Male mosquitoes have maxillary palpi as long as/longer than the proboscis.

FALSE.

Female mosquitoes have maxillary palpi shorter/as long as the proboscis with tapered terminal ends.

T or F.

Female mosquitoes have maxillary palpi longer than their proboscis with tapered terminal ends.

club-shaped

Shape of the terminal ends of maxillary palpi of male Anopheles mosquitoes

FALSE.

Only the male Anopheles mosquitoes have club-shaped terminal ends of their maxillary palpi.

T or F.

Male Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes have club-shaped terminal ends of maxillary palpi.

Culicinae (Aedes, Culex, Mansonia)

This is the resting position of which family of mosquitoes?

Anophelinae

This is the resting position of which family of mosquitoes?

Halteres

vestigial wings

Culicinae

This family of mosquitoes is characterized by adults having flexible, not curved proboscis and trilobed scutellum.

Toxorhynchitinae

This family of mosquitoes is characterized by adults having rigid sharply curved proboscis

Anopheles

Mosquito genera; rounded scutellum

Anopheles

Mosquito genera; have palps as long as their proboscis

Anophelinae

Mosquito subfamily; have abdomen without scales

Culicinae

Mosquito subfamily; have trilobed scutellum

Culicinae

Mosquito subfamily; have palps shorter than their proboscis

Culicinae

Mosquito subfamily; have abdomen with scales

Mansonia

Mosquito genera; under subfamily Culicinae with broad and asymmetrical wings scales

Armigeres, Aedes, Culex

Mosquito genera; under subfamily Culicinae with narrow wing scales

Armigeres and Aedes

Mosquito genera; with post-spiracular bristles present

Culex

Mosquito genera; without post-spiracular bristles

Armigeres

Mosquito genera; with post-spiracular bristles and base of mesomeron that is more or less in line with the base of hindicoxa

Aedes

Mosquito genera; with post-spiracular bristles and base of hindcoxa lower than the base of mesomeron