a video clip about these alive larvae and under the microscope stage
YouTube Video
from
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_basic_morphological_characteristic_for_the_identification_of_culex_quinquefasciatus
H. M. Al-Amin ยท International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Hello, this is Al-Amin from Bangladesh. In Dhaka quinque is the main mosquito. You can go through this: first look at the proboscis, if it does not have any pale scales and completely black there would be possible chance of quinque, fusco, hutch etc. Then look at the postspiracular area, there would be no pale scale. Abdominal terga 2-6 with semilunar shape basal pale scales. Do not confuse it with hutch. As I find that mesokatepisternum and mesepimeron is without the dark and pale pattern for quinque but hutch possess the pattern. Look at the keys of Bram: Contributions to the mosquito fauna of southeast asia II the genus Culex in Thailand. Also I think the attached figures would help.
