Question

What is common in both Culex and Anopheles?

• A. Both sit obliquely while resting on a plane
• B. Both have dark spotted wings
• C. Both have three pairs of legs, last pair is held up in the air while sitting
• D. Both lay eggs in rafts

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both have three pairs of legs, last pair is held up in the air while sitting

Culex is a genus of mosquitoes which carries worms of filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and avian malaria.
Anopheles is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognized, while over 100 can transmit human malaria. Both Culex and Anopheles have three pairs of legs, the last pair is held up in the air while sitting.