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Chapter XIV 
Classification and Identification of the 
C uLICIDAE. * 
The Family Culicidae. —Constitutes a family of 
flies characterised by possessing :— 
(1) A piercing proboscis about as long as the 
whole body. 
(2) The presence of scales on the wings 
characterises the family, the venation of 
the wings is also characteristic ; scales also 
occur on the head, thorax and abdomen. 
To determine the sub-family. —The family Culicidae 
is again subdivided into a number of sub-families, 
based mainly on the length of the palpi in male and 
female. Theobald divides them as follows 
Table of Sub-Families 
A. Scutellum simple, never trilobed. Proboscis straight ; 
palpi long in $ and ? - Anophelinae. 
AA. Scutellum trilobed. 
a. Proboscis strongly re-curved ; first sub-marginal cell 
very small - Megarhininae. 
aa. Proboscis straight ; metanotum nude. 
/ 3 . Wings with six long scaled veins. 
7. Antennae with second joint normal in length. 
5. First sub-marginal cell as long or longer than 
posterior cell. 
6 . Palpi of $ shorter than proboscis, of the $ long— 
CtJLICINAE. 
ee. Palpi short in <? and ? - - - Aedinae. 
* In identifying a mosquito, first determine to what sub-family it belongs, next 
to what genus in the particular sub-family, and finally to what- species in the 
particular genus. 
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