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Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment pp 477–487Cite as

Global diversity of mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) in freshwater

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Part of the Developments in Hydrobiology book series (DIHY,volume 198)

Abstract

Mosquitoes that inhabit freshwater habitats play an important role in the ecological food chain, and many of them are vicious biters and transmitters of human and animal diseases. Relevant information about mosquitoes from various regions of the world are noted, including their morphology, taxonomy, habitats, species diversity, distribution, endemicity, phylogeny, and medical importance.

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  • Mosquitoes
  • Culicidae
  • Diptera
  • Freshwater
  • Diversity

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  1. Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Department of Entomology, WRAIR, MSC MRC 534 Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD, 20746, USA

    Leopoldo M. Rueda

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  1. Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Freshwater Laboratory, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Antenne IRD, MNHN-DMPA, 43 rue Cuvier, Case Postale 26, Paris cedex 05, 75231, France

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  3. Freshwater Laboratory, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium

    K. Martens

  4. Department of Biology, University of Ghent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, Gent, 9000, Belgium

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Rueda, L.M. (2007). Global diversity of mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) in freshwater. In: Balian, E.V., Lévêque, C., Segers, H., Martens, K. (eds) Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 198. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8259-7_48

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