Rajavel A R, Natarajan R, Vaidyanathan K, Jambulingam P
Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry 605 006, India.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2011 Mar;27(1):8-14. doi: 10.2987/8756-971X-27.1.8.
Mosquito species housed in the mosquito museum at the Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry, India, were increased from 181 to 266 species belonging to 22 genera. The systematic list of the 85 species added to the collection is provided. The collection consists of a total of 31,874 adult specimens, of which 23,696 are individually mounted on minuten pins, while the rest are held in stock vials. It also includes 2,456 male genitalia and 470 female genitalia preparations, 3,523 larvae, 4,745 larval exuviae, and 3,057 pupal exuviae on microscope slides. Representative specimens of different species are available from 16 states and 3 union territories of India.
印度本地治里媒介控制研究中心蚊虫博物馆所收藏的蚊虫种类从181种增加到了属于22个属的266种。文中提供了新增至该馆藏的85种蚊虫的系统名录。该馆藏总共包括31,874个成虫标本，其中23,696个单独固定在微型针上，其余保存在标本瓶中。它还包括2,456份雄性生殖器标本和470份雌性生殖器标本、3,523条幼虫、4,745个幼虫蜕以及显微镜载玻片上的3,057个蛹蜕。不同种类的代表性标本来自印度的16个邦和3个联邦属地。
