| Čoahkkáigeassu: | The morphology of mosquito larval mouthparts (Díptera: Culidae) can provide an aditional supporting tool to the traditional identificaction and diagnosis methodology at species level. In Anopheles there are no comparativo studies on the larval mouthparts morphology. The aim of this paper is to evalúate if larval mouthparts morphology is a useful tool for the subgeneric Identification of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus, Anopheles, Kerteszia), which inelude species with medical importance in Venezuela. The mandibles offers variations between the studied species: The Mn-3 seta is double in the species of Anopheles, single in the species of Nyssorhynchus, and is absent in the species of Kerteszia. The shape of Mandibular lobe (Mnl) is variable, and the filamente of the Mandibular Spiculose Area (MSAB) are numerous in the species of Anopheles and Nyssorhynchus, while in the species of Kerteszia there are few (oniy five). The characteristic maxillary filamente are useful to distinguish and sepárate the species of Kerteszia, apart from the remaining another species.The lR1 filamente pectinate and the seta of cardum (Cd) not branched in Kerteszia species, while the lR, is smooth and Cd seta is branched in the species of Anopheles and Nyssorhynchus.
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