Identification of Anopheles spp. (Adult mosquitoes)

1. Anopheles mosquito is vector for malaria and filariasia (Wuchereria bancrofti).

2. Two important subgenera:
  - cellia --> Anopheles (cellia) maculatus
  - anopheles --> Anopheles (anopheles)

3. List of An. (cel) leucosphyrus group:-

   - An. cracens

   - An. latens

   - An. balabacensir

   - An. introlatus

   - An. hackeri

   - An. pujutensis

   - An. macarthuri

IDENTIFICATION OF Anopheles  mosquito.

THE WING...

 Wing part, the costa region. Have 3 dark bands/marks. Indicate the Anopheles (Anopheles)

 Wing part, costa region. Have 4 bands or more indicate the Anopheles (Celia).

FEMUR-TIBIAE OF THE ALL LEGS (FOR, MID AND HIND LEGS)

Speckled pale spot at the hind leg.

No speckled at the hind leg.

SPECKLED PALE SPOT AT THE FEMUR AND TIBIA OF ALL LEGS + BROAD WHITE BAND AT THE TIBIO-TARSAL JOINT AT THE HIND LEG --> Anopheles (Cellia) leucosphyrus

Anopheles (Cellia) leucosphyrus group

SPECKLED PALE SPOT AT FEMUR-TIBIAE OF ALL LEGS + NO BROAD WHITE BAND AT TIBIO-TARSAL JOINT OF THE HIND LEG.

SPECKLED PALE SPOT AT FEMUR-TIBIAE OF ALL LEGS + NO BROAD WHITE BAND AT TIBIO-TARSAL JOINT OF THE HIND LEG + PALPS WITH 3 PALE BANDS + DARK PROBOSCIS 

SPECKLED PALE SPOT AT FEMUR-TIBIAE OF ALL LEGS + NO BROAD WHITE BAND AT TIBIO-TARSAL JOINT OF THE HIND LEG + PALPS WITH  4 PALE BANDS +  OUTER HALF OF PROBOSCIS IS PALE.

SPECKLED PALE SPOT AT FEMUR-TIBIAE OF ALL LEGS + NO BROAD WHITE BAND AT TIBIO-TARSAL JOINT OF THE HIND LEG + PALPS WITH 3 PALE BANDS + DARK PROBOSCIS +  Hind tarsi with narrow pale bands and tarsus 5 is dark---> Anopheles (Cellia) sundaicus



SPECKLED PALE SPOT AT FEMUR-TIBIAE OF ALL LEGS + NO BROAD WHITE BAND AT TIBIO-TARSAL JOINT OF THE HIND LEG + PALPS WITH 3 PALE BANDS + DARK PROBOSCIS + Hind tarsi with broad white bands and tarsus 5 is white + Tarsus 3 and 4 each with central dark band ---> Anopheles (Cellia) maculatus


SPECKLED PALE SPOT AT FEMUR-TIBIAE OF ALL LEGS + NO BROAD WHITE BAND AT TIBIO-TARSAL JOINT OF THE HIND LEG + PALPS WITH 3 PALE BANDS + DARK PROBOSCIS + Hind tarsi with broad white bands and tarsus 5 is white + Tarsus 3 and 4 are white---> Anopheles (Cellia) ramsayi & Anopheles (Cellia) jamesii