Introduction .................................................... 1
Scope of work ................................................... 1
Taxonomic terminology ........................................... 3
Morphology of adults ............................................ 3
Head ......................................................... 4
Thorax ....................................................... 4
Abdomen ...................................................... 6
Morphology of larvae ............................................ 7
Head ......................................................... 9
Thorax ...................................................... 10
Abdomen ..................................................... 10
Biology ........................................................ 11
Eggs ........................................................ 11
Larvae ...................................................... 12
Pupae ....................................................... 13
Adults ...................................................... 14
Literature on mosquitoes ....................................... 16
Preservation of mosquitoes ..................................... 17
Larvae ...................................................... 17
Adults ...................................................... 17
Key to the Afrotropical genera of adult mosquitoes (both
sexes) ...................................................... 18
Key to the Afrotropical genera of fourth-stage larvae .......... 19
Subfamily Toxorhynchitinae ..................................... 21
Genus Toxorhynchites Theobald .................................. 21
Subfamily Culicinae ............................................ 30
Genus Malaya Leicester ......................................... 30
Genus Hodgesia Theobald ........................................ 35
Genus Uranotaenia Lynch Arribalzaga ............................ 39
Genus Aedeomyia Theobald ....................................... 77
Genus Culiseta Felt ............................................ 81
Genus Orthopodomyia Theobald ................................... 85
Genus Ficalbia Theobald ........................................ 96
Genus Mimomyia Theobald ....................................... 100
Genus Mansonia Blanchard ...................................... 132
Genus Eretmapodites Theobald .................................. 155
References .................................................... 193
Index ......................................................... 205
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