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Mosquitoes are common flying insects in the family Culicidae that are found around the world. The pupa is comma-shaped in Anopheles when viewed from the side. The head and thorax are merged into a cephalothorax with the abdomen curving around underneath.

Metamorphosis of a Mosquito

Mosquitoes are common flying insects in the family Culicidae that are found around the world. The pupa…

"Two stages in the metamorphosis of the Mosquito. A, larva; B, pupa; C, ventral view of the oar-like appendages of the last segment of the pupa." -Galloway, 1915

Mosquito Metamorphosis

"Two stages in the metamorphosis of the Mosquito. A, larva; B, pupa; C, ventral view of the oar-like…