INSECTAApairofcomplex eyesEcto-morphologypair of antennaeAHeadBitingmouthparts（咀嚼式口器）mouthPiercing and sucking mouth partsLappingmouthparts（舔吸式）ProthoraxInsectThethoraxbears threepairs ofThoraxMesothoraxlegs and twopairs ofwingsMetathoraxil segments.The ecto-reproduction organAbdomenalso locate in theabdomen
MOSOUITOES:General Induction:1. Most important arthropods inmedical entomology.2. There are three genera of medicalimportance -- Culex, Aedes, andAnopheles.3. Only female mosquitoes are blood sucking
MOSQUITOES: General Induction: 1. Most important arthropods in medical entomology. 2. There are three genera of medical importance - Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles. 3. Only female mosquitoes are blood sucking
Recognition of adult mosquitos: Long and segmented antennae a long proboscis, which projects forward andwhich the female uses to pierce the skin whentaking a blood meal; a body and wings covered with scales; and wingswith veins which show a definite pattern
Recognition of adult mosquitos • Long and segmented antennae • a long proboscis, which projects forward and which the female uses to pierce the skin when taking a blood meal; • a body and wings covered with scales; and wings with veins which show a definite pattern
MorphologyBody: small, fragile, 3-6mm long
Morphology Body: small, fragile, 3-6mm long
ADULTMOSQUITOAntennaHeadThoraxEyeAbdomenProboscisCDC