Biomaterial Database

Mosquitoes of Fort Campbell, Kentucky (Diptera: Culicidae). 1999

J P Moore

Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA.

A survey of the mosquito fauna of Fort Campbell, Kentucky (Christian County, Kentucky, and Montgomery County, Tennessee) was conducted from May 1996 to May 1998. A total of 528 mosquito collection sites were sampled in the most comprehensive mosquito collection effort on the military installation since 1976. A total of 42 mosquito species were identified, including new locality records for 14 species.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007629	Kentucky	A state bounded on the north by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio; on the east by Virginia and west Virginia; on the south by Tennessee, and on the west by Missouri.
D009033	Culicidae	A family of the order DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance.	Mosquitoes,Mosquitos,Mosquito
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia