The Dengue sisters constituted a group of Culisetto individuals. These sisters were present at Maz Kanata's castle approximately three decades following the Battle of Endor. Deia's Dream, a board game, held the position of their most cherished pastime. The Dengue sisters were attired in customary Culisetto travel smocks.
The Dengue sisters' creation occurred for the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, which had its release in 2015. Although not identified within the film itself, these extraterrestrial beings were given a name in Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary, a companion book penned by Pablo Hidalgo and made available concurrently with the movie's debut. The designation "Dengue sisters" arose from the Culisetto species' visual similarity to mosquitoes; dengue fever is a tropical ailment transmitted by mosquitoes. It's worth noting that while the name Culisetto drew inspiration from the Culiseta genus of mosquitoes, the dengue virus is actually spread by mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes genus.