Aedes Aegypti
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The mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes
aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae, consisting of about 2,500 species
(Encyclopedia Britanica 1999), along with other genera of mosquitoes such as
Anopheles, Culex, Orthopodomyia, and the Toxorynchites, to name a few ....
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.... coloration
(Womack 1993). The female adult is noticed by it’s small dark figure that is colored by
white markings and banded legs. Its proboscis or snout is mostly black with regard to
the white palp tips (Russel 1996). The dorsal pattern of white scales on the scutum is in
the shape of a ‘lyre’ with two central based stripes that contrast with the dark scales
present on the insect (Womack 1993,
Russel 1996). Its wings are dark scaled and femur and hind legs are pale scaled f ....
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