As a service to the US Department of Defense, WRBU provides identification of arthropod vectors of human and animal diseases for research, disease surveillance and medical/veterinary diagnostics. Identification resources to mosquito genera, subgenera, and species: Matrix and dichotomous identification keys, genera pages, morphology information, medically important species pages, laborotory and field protocols. [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] Identification resources to sand fly genera and species: Matrix and dichotomous identification keys, genera pages, morphology information, medically important species pages. [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] Identification resources to tick genera and species: Matrix and dichotomous identification keys, genera pages, morphology information, medically important species pages. [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] Identification resources to scorpion genera and species: Identification keys, genera pages, morphology information, medically important species pages. Additional useful Entomology links: American Mosquito Control Association Armed Forces Pest Management Board Technical Guides Online Australian Centre for International & Tropical Health & Nutrition Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Entomological Sciences Programs Entomology at Colorado State University Entomology at Iowa State University

The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center, MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746-2863 USA Ph: 301-238-1077; FAX: 301-238-3168 Department of Entomology, Division of Communicable Diseases & Immunology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500 USA