Anopheles

• Anophelinae (sub-family) > Anophelini (tribe) > Anopheles (genus) > An. gambiae, An. funestus, An, arabiensis + many more (species)

• Mosquito appearance: black and white wings

• Larvae is flat (surface feeders), siphon not developed

• Eggs: boat-shaped, laid singly on water surface, with floats

• Night biting

• Vector of: malaria (30-40 species transit malaria)

Aedes

• Aegypti

• Albopictus

• Appearance

• Larvae faces down (bottom feeders)

• Eggs: ovoid-shaped, laid singly on beyond water line of substrates, resistant to desiccation (dry tolerance)

• Day bite ...

• Vector of dengue, albopictus (in Japan), bit less of a vector for flavirus / aegypti (not in Japan) primary vector for flavivirus...

Dorsal view of the female mosquito Ae. aegypti

Culex

• appearance,,,,

• Larvae faces down (bottom feeders)

• Eggs: ovoid-shaped, laid stuck in 'egg rafts' on water surface

• Day or night bite

• Vector of.....Japanese encephalitis