RULE-BASED SYSTEM FOR THE FAST IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES OF INDIAN ANOPHELINE MOSQUITOS

In a developing country like India, classification and identification of the species of Anopheline mosquitoes in control operations of mosqu ito-borne diseases is of paramount importance. The WHO monograph, whic h describes the taxonomic data in the form of a pictorial key is gener ally difficult to understand by a non-taxonomist. Utilizing the princi ples of ID3 algorithm, a novel rule-based system, for the fast identif ication of unknown species ofmdian Anopheline mosquitoes, is developed . The rule-based system is user friendly, menu-driven and even a novic e can make use of it in the identification of the unknown species with little practice. The above software is available on Poppy disk and ca n be obtained with a minimum cost. This program can be ported on 51/4' ' or 31/2'' floppy disk.