دراسة تصنيفية لبعض أنواع البعوض المتواجد داخل المنازل في منطقة صبراتة، شمال غرب ليبيا

Abstract

Mosquitoes are little insects belonging to Diptera of Culicidae family. Mosquitoes are characterized by their small size which is about 3-9 mm, their single pair of wings, their long thin legs. The female mosquitoes' mouthparts are in the form of a long piercing-sucking proboscis. Males differ from females by having feathery antennae and mouthparts not suitable for piercing skin. Mosquitoes are considered the most deadly animals in the world and they contribute to about a million deaths per year because of the diseases transmitted, which include West Nile virus and yellow fever. Up to now, there is no specific treatment or vaccine to control or prevent mosquito borne diseases. Their role in transmitting diseases highlights the importance of classifying and identifying mosquito species which my help controlling these diseases. This study aimed to identify and survey mosquito species collected from indoors in the Sabratha region, northwest Libya. Suctions were used to collect mosquitoes, during the study period from November 2017 to February 2018. The samples collected during this period were 254 samples that included one males 0.4% and 253 females 99.6%. The Samples were representative of two genera of mosquitoes namely Culex (99.6%) and Culiseta (0.4%), and  two subgenera namely Culex (99.6%) and Allotheobaldia (0.4%). The former two genera were classified and distinguished into two species: Culex pipiens (99.6%) and Culiseta longiareolata (0.4%). The Culex pipiens was the dominant indoor at study area.