There are thousands of species of mosquitoes, but a distinguishing characteristic is that the female possesses a tube-like mouthpart, called a proboscis ... than are the Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 87, No. 1 (Mar., 2004), pp. 1-5 (5 pages) Females of four common Culex (Culex) species from Florida were analyzed for isoenzymes using polyacryamide gel electrophoresis.

Anopheles mosquitoes have long, thin palps near their mouths that are about the same length as their main mouthpart. Culex pipiens mosquitoes can spread the Japanese Encephalitis virus ...