A LIST OF THE MOSQUITOES HOUSED IN THE MOSQUITO MUSEUM AT THE VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE, PONDICHERRY, INDIA

A. R. Rajavel; R. Natarajan; K. Vaidyanathan; V. P. Soniya

doi:10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[243:ALOTMH]2.0.CO;2

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A. R. Rajavel,¹ R. Natarajan,¹ K. Vaidyanathan,¹ V. P. Soniya¹

¹Division of Vector Biology and Control, Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Pondicherry 605 006, India

Abstract

The establishment of a mosquito museum at the Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry, India, is reported. The collection at present contains more than 14,800 adult mosquitoes, including 8,426 that are individually pinned. The collection also includes some 1,048 male and female genitalia preparations, and 815 larval and 444 pupal exuviae on microscope slides. Mosquitoes of 19 genera, 37 subgenera, and 181 species are housed in the museum, representing about 50% of the known species from India. A list of the species is provided.

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A. R. Rajavel, R. Natarajan, K. Vaidyanathan, and V. P. Soniya "A LIST OF THE MOSQUITOES HOUSED IN THE MOSQUITO MUSEUM AT THE VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE, PONDICHERRY, INDIA," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 21(3), 243-251, (1 September 2005). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[243:ALOTMH]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 September 2005