1. Mosquitoes
the fun continues!!!

2. The basic directions
dorsal
posterior
anterior
ventral

3. Animalia Phylogenetic Tree

4. Mosquito classification

5. Mosquito Classification
Our species = Culex pipiens
Common name = northern house mosquito

6. Mosquito Classification
Domain Eucarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Diptera
Family Culicidae
Genus Culex
Specific Epithet pipiens
Species Culex pipiens

7. Mosquito Life Cycle

8. The egg

9. Anatomy of a mosquito larva
antenna
HEAD
imaginal
eye
THORAX
lateral
hair
ABDOMEN
air tube
ventral
brush
valve
gills
dorsal brush

10. Pupa external anatomy

11. Anatomy of an Adult HEAD THORAX ABDOMEN flagellomeres antenna
proboscis
palps
compound
eye
tarsus
Foreleg
HEAD
THORAX
ABDOMEN
tibia
occiput
femur
scutum
WING
abdominal
segments
(I to VII)
halter
Mid leg
cercus
(cerci)
Hind leg

12. Male vs. Female characteristics
Sexual dimorphism
antennae
palps
size

13. What’s with the antennae???
The bushy antennae of the male allows it to “hear” female mosquitoes.
Can tell the difference between the wing frequencies of males and females
Can differentiate between species
microscopyu.com

14. A Mosquito Wing
What???!!! You’re kidding…the wings have parts, too??!!??

15. A Mosquito Wing marginal cell coastal vein coastal cell
subcoastal cell
marginal cell
1st basal cell
1st submarginal cell
2nd basal cell
2nd submarginal cell
1st posterior cell
auxillary
cell
2nd posterior
cell
4th posterior
cell
anal
cell
3rd posterior cell

16. CITE ALL SOURCES!!! Introduction
Introduction—get reader interested in the topic: mosquitoes
Relate to everyday life
# of species, etc.
Our species and its history/medical importance
Life cycle
Describe/explain—growth rate (use data)???
Diagram (labeled)
Scan and insert into doc
Ecological niche at each stage
What do they eat/where do they live?
What eats them?
Differences between ♀ and ♂
Diagram
Purpose
CITE ALL
SOURCES!!!

17. Methods Past tense Paragraph form
JUST the procedures from the behavior (light) lab

18. Results Written overview of results—range, averages, etc. Data tables
Shape, center, and spread
Data tables
Graphs
Your group’s data
Class data
Combined data

19. Discussion Refer back to the information in the Introduction.
Analyze data and relate to what we know about where mosquitoes are found in nature.
Look at recommendations on how to reduce mosquito populations—without pesticides—and relate it to your results.
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
Mosquitoes: practical advice for homeowners

20. Discussion
Inconsistencies in data? Could we change the procedures in any way to make it more reliable?

21. DUE DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday, October 11
Your paper is due on
Wednesday, October 11
No exceptions, extensions, excuses, etc…
Even if you are not here on that day, your paper MUST be turned in