Aedes mosquito

Mohamed, Asia H., Ali, Alaa M., Harbach, Ralph E., Reeves, R. Guy, Ibrahim, Kamal M., AhmedMohmed, Meshkat A. & Azrag, Rasha S., 2017, Aedes mosquitoes in the Republic of the Sudan, with dichotomous keys for the adult and larval stages, Journal of Natural History 51 (9 - 10), pp. 513-529 : 515

Mosquito identification

Fourth-instar larvae were transferred directly from preservative into a drop of Berlese ’ s fluid using a fine brush and were mounted dorsal side up. Slides were left to dry at room temperature for 3 days, labelled with the location and date of collection, type of habitat and species name. Specimens were identified using Hopkins (1952) for larvae and Edwards (1941) for adults. Larvae were examined under a compound microscope at magnifications of 10× and 40×. Adults were examined under a dissecting microscope and at a magnification of 25× with a compound microscope.