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Fossils, genomes clash as scientists debate the mosquitos origins

The mosquito family Culicidae includes more than 3,500 known species divided into two main subfamilies: Anophelinae and Culicinae. These subfamilies were thought to have diverged between 180 and 200 million years ago. Fossils, however, have told a different story

8 Dec 2025 3:30 pm