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Culicidae - mosquitoes

arthropod family - any of the arthropods

Nematocera, suborder Nematocera - mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies

mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

wiggler, wriggler - larva of a mosquito

Aedes, genus Aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos

Anopheles, genus Anopheles - malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae

Culex, genus Culex - type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface

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References in periodicals archive

Micro-environmental features associated to container-dwelling mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban cemetery of the Dominican Republic

Variables microambientales asociadas a mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) que habitan en recipientes en un cementerio urbano de Republica Dominicana

The spermatheca is present in all orders of insect and generally, there is one spermatheca per individual, although in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and representatives of Culicidae and Caliphoridae (Diptera) have been reported multiple spermathecae with different morphologies (Pascini and Martins, 2017).

Morphology of the spermatheca of Triatoma lecticularia (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) (Stal, 1859)/Morfologia da espermateca de Triatoma lecticularia (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) (Stal, 1859)

The study, 'First detection of Anopheles stephensi Liston, 1901 (Diptera: culicidae) in Ethiopia using molecular and morphological approaches' -- published in Acta Tropica, an international journal on infectious diseases added that more studies are needed to determine how effective Anopheles stephensi is in delivering a single-celled parasite that can trigger different forms of malaria.

Mosquito that transmits malaria detected in Ethiopia for first time

In Mexico, Aedes aegypti (L.) and Aedes albopictus Skuse (both Diptera: Culicidae) are the main vectors of vector-borne diseases.

Mosquito surveillance in Mexico: the use of ovitraps for Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and non-target species

Genetic characterization of Spondweni and Zika viruses and susceptibility of geographically distinct strains of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Spondweni virus.

Spondweni Virus in Field-Caught Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes, Haiti, 2016

Sivrisinekler; Diptera takimi, Nematocera alttakimi ve Culicidae ailesi icerisinde yer almaktadir (1).

Turkiye'nin Bati Karadeniz Bolgesi Sivrisinek (Diptera: Culicidae) Faunasi / Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Fauna of Western Black Sea Region of Turkey

Aedes albopictus (Scuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) en Buenaventura, Colombia.

First evidence of Aedes albopictus in Putumayo department, Colombia/ Primera evidencia de Aedes albopictus en el departamento del Putumayo, Colombia/Primeira evidencia de Aedes albopictus em Putumayo, Colombia

Southern house mosquito, Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae), is most common agent for transferring a mass of pathogens i.e., West Nile Virus (WNV), avian pox virus (APV) etc.

Assessment of Binary Mixtures of Entomopathogenic Fungi and Chemical Insecticides on Biological Parameters of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) under Laboratory and Field Conditions

Diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) attracted to human subjects in rubber plantations, secondary forests, and villages in Luang Prabang Province, Northern Lao PDR.

First Record of Aedes (Stegomyia) malayensis Colless (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Based on Morphological Diagnosis and Molecular Analysis

israelensis product on late instar of Aedes aegypti Diptera: Culicidae)

Efecto larvicida de extracto supercritico de Melia azedarach y Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis sobre larvas de Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Water having larvae was shifted to the entomology laboratory of the Institute of Public Health (IPH), Lahore, for identification using a key, 'A Catalogue of the Mosquitoes of the World (Diptera, Culicidae).18 Water devoid of any larvae in ovitrap was thrown.

Seasonal and spatial quantitative changes in Aedes aegypti under distinctly different ecological areas of Lahore, Pakistan