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Order.. Diptera Sub order nematocera Family.. Culicidae |
They have no arista Larvae and pupae are aquatic Mandibles bite horizantally |
Important families Culicidae.. The family contain mosquito.. Antennae 14-15 segments Proboscis long and slender |
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Family.. Culicine eg. Culex pipiens and aedes aegypt |
Lay eggs on water, the water could be moving, stagnant, fresh or rain water Eggs are deposited on masses called eggs shaft The egg shaft arrange the eggs in such a way that the anterior ends faces water.
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Cause diseases like dengue anda are known to carry some firalial worms |
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Family.. Anophelin Anopheles maculipenis Anopheles gambiens |
They also lay eggs on water They lay em singly not in egg rafts |
Cause maralia |
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Larvae mosquito. A well developed head and distinct thorax and abdomen They have eyes antenna and several hairs. Mouthparts are masticatory surrounded by brushes that produce currents to trap food Thorax is unsegmented Abdomen is segmented and hairy. All larvae cullicine hang downbin water at an angle exceot for anopheline that lies parallel |
Pupa Have a rounded body (head, thorax and elongated abdomen) whichbos dorsal ventrally flattened |
Adults Males feed on fruit juices while females feed on blood Active at night Hide in the shades |
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Anopheline vs cullicine mosquito Pupa breathing trumpets are short and broad |
An..eggs laid singly vs laid in rafts or singly in aedes |
Larvae No siphon tube Rests parallel to the surface |
