title: Rule-based system for the fast identification of species of Indian Anopheline mosquitoes.
abstract: In a developing country like India, classification and identification of the species of Anopheline mosquitoes in control operations of mosquito-borne diseases is of paramount importance. The WHO monograph, which describes the taxonomic data in the form of a pictorial key is generally difficult to understand by a non-taxonomist. Utilizing the principles of ID3 algorithm, a novel rule-based system, for the fast identification of unknown species of Indian Anopheline mosquitoes, is developed. The rule-based system is user-friendly, menu-driven and even a novice can make use of it in the identification of the unknown species with little practice. The above software is available on floppy disk and can be obtained with a minimum cost. This program can be ported on 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" floppy disk.
authors.affiliation: Biology Division, IICT, Hyberabad, India.
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Murty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jamil
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007300:Insect Control; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D012984:Software; D013045:Species Specificity