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Identification of First-Instar Aedine Mosquito Larvae of Minnesota (Diptera: Culicidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Roger D. Price
Roger D. Price
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Economic Zoology University of Minnesota, St. Paul
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The emphasis in mosquito identification has been centered for the most part on the fourth-instar, or mature, larval stage and on both sexes of the adult forms. Some stress in recent years has been placed on pupal and egg morphology; however, as pointed out by Bohart (1954) and others, in comparison with the vast amount of literature on these stages, the amount of work published on the identification of early-instar mosquito larvae has been relatively slight. Regardless of the reasons for this, it would be, for instance, of immeasurable value to a person studying mosquito ecology to be able to identify directly to species any larval stage of the mosquito that he might collect. It is hoped that this paper, even though limited to Minnesota Aedes, will contribute further to the ability to recognize first-instar Aedes larvae and that it will serve as an added stimulus to workers in other geographical areas to collect and assimilate materials in a similar manner.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 92 , Issue 7 , July 1960 , pp. 544 - 560
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1960

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