Mosquitoes A large cosmopolitan family. The mouthparts are piercing and females are blood sucking. Males are typically more slender and have strong plumose, bushy antenna. They do not suck blood. There is considerable host specificity, and not all will attack humans. Some are specific to birds, reptiles, frogs and even fish (mud skippers). Note that there have been recent changes to many mosquito names. [275 Aust. species]
References:
Insects of Australia (Chapter 39: Diptera)
D.H. Colless and D.K. McAlpine
CSIRO, Division of Entomology
1137pp (2 volumes), Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1999.
page 743