Author | Snow, K.R. |
Year | 1990 |
Title | Mosquitoes |
ISBN | 0 85546 275 2 |
Series | Naturalists' Handbooks |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | Covers all UK species known at the time |
Source | Naturalists' Handbooks, 14, 66pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
Illustrations | Line drawings beside the text plus four colour plates of paintings bound in the centre |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous keys to eggs, larvae, pupae and adults, followed by notes on each species. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful) |
Specimen Preparation | Immature stages: mounted in water Adults: pinned |
Identification difficulty | Fairly straightforward. Larvae often easier than adults. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | CULICIDAE | mosquitoes, gnats | Animalia: Diptera |
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