Medical Entomology Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Class Arachnida

Medical Entomology Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Class Arachnida Class Crustacea

Class Insecta • Order: Diptera. • Order : Siphonaptera. • Order : Anoplura. • Order: Hemiptera.

Order: Diptera. • Mosquitoes. • Flies.

Mosquitoes

General Medical Importance of Mosquitoes (transmit) Parasites Viruses Fevers Plasmodium Malaria Wuchereria Elephantiasis • • Yellow fever Dengue fever Rift valley fever Viral encephalitis

General structure of mosquitoes

Head Thorax Abdomen

Labium Antenna Maxillary palp Pilose in female Antenna Mesothorax Halter Plumose in male

Explanation of structure of proboscis

Labrum epipharynx Mandibles hypopharynx Maxillae Labium T. S in Proboscis

Maxillary palps Antennae Labium Dutton's membrane Proboscis (dissected)

Maxillary palps Antennae Epi Mand. Hypo Max. Dutton's membrane Labium

Plan of wing venation of mosquito

Coxa 2 claws Pulvillus Trochanter Tarsus Tibia Femur Parts of the leg

Types of mosquitoes • Culex • Aedes • Anopheles

• Morphological differences between adult mosquitoes

Culex Male Female

Culex Male Female

Anopheles Male Female

Anopheles Male Female

Culex Anopheles

What are we going to see? & Key of differentiation

General Life cycle of mosquitoes

Adult Egg Pupa larva

General Morphology of larvae

Head Thorax Abdomen Comb Siphon Saddle Pecten Anal gills Siphonal hairs Spiracles

Morphological differences between aquatic stages

Culex Aedes Anopheles

Culex Aedes Anopheles

What are we going to see? & Key of differentiation

Culex Aedes

Culex Aedes Anopheles

Pupa of Mosquitoes