MOSQUITO IDENTIFICATION RESOURCES

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  • Mosquito identification at WRBU is organized by US Department of Defense Unified Command Areas of Responsibility, CENTCOM, EUCOM, NORTHCOM, PACOM, and SOUTHCOM.

  • IDENTIFICATION KEYS
    • Locate Keys to genera, subgenera, and species, by stage: choose area of responsibility or alphabetical list.

  • MORPHOLOGY
    • Examine mosquito morphology, basic and advanced.

  • MEDICALLY IMPORTANT MOSQUITOES
    • Review medically important mosquito species: Author reference, type, distribution, synonyms, bionomics, medical importance, links to additional reference PDFs; habitus and detail photographs.

  • MOSQUITO GENERA
    • Review the fundamental distinguishing characters among genera.

    MOSQUITO LITERATURE
    • Access to thousands of relevant publications, in pdf format, including an indexed listing, Mosquito Systematics, staff publications

    LABORATORY AND FIELD PROTOCOLS
    • Learn about mosquito collection procedures.

  • MOSQUITO CATALOG
    • Searchable database of taxonomic information.

  • MOSQUITO MAP
    • An online repository for mosquito collection data and clearinghouse where individuals and organizations can contribute mosquito occurrence records, search for mosquito information, and use tools for the visualization of various mosquito collections.
  • The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit
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  • Museum Support Center, MRC-534
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  • Smithsonian Institution
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  • 4210 Silver Hill Rd.
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  • Suitland, MD 20746-2863 USA
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  • Ph: 301-238-1077; FAX: 301-238-3168

  • Department of Entomology
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  • Comm. Diseases & Immunology
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  • Walter Reed Army Inst. of Research
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  • 503 Robert Grant Avenue
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  • Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500 USA