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1 March 2011 Systematic List of the Species Added to the Mosquito Museum at the Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry, India
A. R. Rajavel, R. Natarajan, K. VAIDYANATHAN, P. Jambulingam
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Mosquito species housed in the mosquito museum at the Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry, India, were increased from 181 to 266 species belonging to 22 genera. The systematic list of the 85 species added to the collection is provided. The collection consists of a total of 31,874 adult specimens, of which 23,696 are individually mounted on minuten pins, while the rest are held in stock vials. It also includes 2,456 male genitalia and 470 female genitalia preparations, 3,523 larvae, 4,745 larval exuviae, and 3,057 pupal exuviae on microscope slides. Representative specimens of different species are available from 16 states and 3 union territories of India.

A. R. Rajavel, R. Natarajan, K. VAIDYANATHAN, and P. Jambulingam "Systematic List of the Species Added to the Mosquito Museum at the Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry, India," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 27(1), 8-14, (1 March 2011). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X-27.1.8
Published: 1 March 2011
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