THE JOURNALOF THE EGVPTJAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION,Vol.LXV; No.3,4:263-281, 1990 . FAUNA OF ANOPHELINE MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) IN A.R. EGYPT "HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND PRESENT SITUATION"* By Mohamed A. Kenawy, Ph.D. Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Aln Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt ABSTRACT Based on the available reports of the mosquito surveys carried out over eighty years starting from 1903, the author reviewed and updated the information on distribution and abundance of the anopheline mosquito fauna of Egypt. The present status of twelve reported species are discussed. ------------------------- *This study was partially supported by the Regional Project Entitled: "Epidemiology and Control of Arthropod-Borne Diseases in Egypt No. 1 AI 22667" between Ain Shams Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt and the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.