title: Revised morphological identification key to the larval anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) of Sri Lanka.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To revise morphological identification keys to the anophelines in Sri Lanka.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples were collected from selected entomological sites in different districts in the country. Stage III and IV larvae were identified under a light microscope with an objective (×10) using standard larval keys developed for Sri Lankan anophelines. Key larval characters were recorded for each species based on original observations and previous usage in literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This manuscript describes an illustrated key for the identification of 22 of 23 mosquitoes which are currently recognized as local anopheline species in Sri Lanka, as a guide to workers engaged in malaria surveillance and control in the country.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Revised morphological keys to the larval of these species may be helpful in easy and accurate identification at the field level.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Nayana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gunathilaka
authors.affiliation: Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Thilan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.affiliation: Molecular Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Menaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hapugoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Wimaladharma
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Abeyewickreme
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Rajitha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wickremasinghe
keywords: Anopheline; Control; Immature; Keys; Mosquitoes