Atlas De La Entomologia Medica

PHOTOGRAPHIC
GUIDE TO COMMON
MOSQUITOES
OF FLORIDA
by Michele M. Cutwa and George F. O’Meara
University of Florida
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

QUICK GUIDE TO
MOSQUITO GENERA—larvae
AEDES /
OCHLEROTATUS

siphon present with pecten

ONE hair tuft beyond pecten
anal segment not completely
ringed by saddle, or if ringed,
not pierced by ventral brush

' artificialcontainer or treehole habitat
(occasionally bromeliads)

ANOPHELES

abdomen has palmate
hair

siphon absent

' usually sits on top of water resembling
a twig, swims in a ‘stiff’ manner

COQUILLETTIDIA
antennae have 2 short
bristles

siphon pointed with teeth

saddle does NOT have precratal setae

' found on roots of aquatic plants

CULEX

comb scales in more
than one rowsiphon present with pecten

TWO or more hair tufts
beyond pecten
' move very quickly - any habitat

DEINOCERITES
lateral head
pouches

only has 2 small,
bud-like gills
' only found in saltwater crab holes

MANSONIA

antennae with 2
long bristles

siphon pointed with
teeth

saddle has precratal setae

' found on roots of aquatic plants

ORTHOPODOMYIA

reddish color,with dark
black head and siphon

2 rows of comb scales

PSOROPHORA

siphon present with pecten

ONE hair tuft beyond pecten
anal segment completely
ringed by saddle, which IS
pierced by ventral brush

TOXORHYNCHITES
head quadrate

large, dark, robust mosquito

lateral plate on segment VIII

' predatory on other species

URANOTAENIA
head longer than wide
head has 4 stoutspines

segment VIII has plate with
row of teeth

WYEOMYIA

cream colored body,
entire length of intestine brown and visible

' found in bromeliads

CORETHRELLA
triangular head

small, orange-pink color

' not a mosquito, a predator of small
mosquito larvae

QUICK GUIDE TO
MOSQUITO GENERA—adults
AEDES /
OCHLEROTATUS

basal bands on
abdomen

has postspiracular setae, noprespiracular setae

ANOPHELES

palps are as long as the proboscis

COQUILLETTIDIA

no prespiracular or postspiracular setae
1st tarsal segment has median pale ring
wing scales large,
speckled light
and dark

CULEX

antenna about the same
size as the proboscis

no prespiracular or
postspiracular setae

legs dark, no bands

DEINOCERITES

antennae longer
than proboscisMANSONIA
postspiracular
setae present

apex of abdomen blunt,
cut-off

antennae have
white scales at
flagellomere joints

hind legs have narrow
basal bands

wing scales large, light
and dark, ends of scales
blunt, cut-off

ORTHOPODOMYIA

scutum has narrow lines of pale
scales

no prespiracular or
postspiracular setae

PSOROPHORA
has prespiracular
and postspiracularsetae

has apical
abdominal bands

large light and dark
scales on wings
hindlegs have white apical and
basal bands

TOXORHYNCHITES
very LARGE, colorful mosquito

long, strongly recurved
proboscis

URANOTAENIA
end of proboscis
swelled

iridescent
blue scales
on thorax

iridescent blue
scales on wing

WYEOMYIA
proboscis dark,
palps very short

line down side ofabdomen separating light
and dark scales

legs dark

wings dark scaled

SPECIES PAGES

AEDES

Aedes aegypti

strong, black
hooks on sides
of thorax

pitchfork- shaped comb
scales in 1 row

pupa paddles have
‘stubble’

AEDES

Aedes aegypti

scutum has lyre-shaped
silvery-white scales
palps have silvery-white
scales at the tips
clypeus has
white scales

proboscis isdark

wing scales are dark
legs have white basal
bands

AEDES

Aedes albopictus

straight thorn-like comb scales in 1 row

tiny hooks,
or no hooks
on side of
thorax

pupae paddles are ‘hairy’

AEDES

Aedes albopictus

scutum has one silvery-white stripe
down the middle

clypeus is black

palps have silvery-white
scales at the tips

wing scales are dark

legs have...