Rajavel A R, Natarajan R, Vaidyanathan K, Soniya V P
Division of Vector Biology and Control, Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Pondicherry, India.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2005 Sep;21(3):243-51. doi: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[243:ALOTMH]2.0.CO;2.
The establishment of a mosquito museum at the Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry, India, is reported. The collection at present contains more than 14,800 adult mosquitoes, including 8,426 that are individually pinned. The collection also includes some 1,048 male and female genitalia preparations, and 815 larval and 444 pupal exuviae on microscope slides. Mosquitoes of 19 genera, 37 subgenera, and 181 species are housed in the museum, representing about 50% of the known species from India. A list of the species is provided.
据报道，印度本地治里的病媒控制研究中心设立了一个蚊子博物馆。目前该馆藏有超过14,800只成年蚊子，其中8,426只被单独固定展示。馆藏还包括约1,048份雄性和雌性生殖器标本，以及载于显微镜载玻片上的815份幼虫蜕壳和444份蛹壳。该博物馆收藏了19个属、37个亚属和181个物种的蚊子，约占印度已知物种的50%。文中提供了物种清单。
