Olfactory systems across mosquito species

There are 3559 species of mosquitoes in the world (Harbach 2018) but, so far, only a handful of them have been a focus of olfactory neuroscience and neurobiology research. Here we discuss mosquito olfactory anatomy and function and connect these to mosquito ecology. We highlight the least well-known and thus most interesting aspects of mosquito olfactory systems and discuss promising future directions. We hope this review will encourage the insect neuroscience community to work more broadly across mosquito species instead of focusing narrowly on the main disease vectors.

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This article discusses the olfactory anatomy and function of mosquitoes, connecting them to mosquito ecology. It highlights the least known but most interesting aspects of mosquito olfactory systems and explores promising future directions in research. The hope is to encourage the insect neuroscience community to broaden their studies across mosquito species rather than solely focusing on disease vectors.