AuthorSnow, K.R.
Year1990
TitleMosquitoes
ISBN0 85546 275 2
SeriesNaturalists' Handbooks
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers all UK species known at the time
SourceNaturalists' Handbooks, 14, 66pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
IllustrationsLine drawings beside the text plus four colour plates of paintings bound in the centre
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Dichotomous keys to eggs, larvae, pupae and adults, followed by notes on each species.
Examine Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful)
Specimen Preparation

Immature stages: mounted in water

Adults: pinned

Identification difficultyFairly straightforward. Larvae often easier than adults.
Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCULICIDAEmosquitoes, gnatsAnimalia: Diptera
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