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Studies on the age-composition of samples of Anopheles darlingi Root (Diptera: Culicidae) in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. D. Charlwood  and
T. J. Wilkes
J. D. Charlwood
Affiliation:
Institution National de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Cp 478 Manaus 69000, Amazonas, Brazil.
T. J. Wilkes
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Fainter, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.
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Abstract

The Polovodova ageing technique was applied to females of Anopheles darlingi Root in the northern part of Mate Grosso, Brazil, in April 1978; 1·5% of the females had oviposited at least four times and were old enough to be potential vectors of malaria. The oldest female dissected had oviposited six times. The mosquito has a resting period of at least 24 h between oviposition and the next blood-meal. There was a pronounced peak of biting activity, consisting largely of nulliparous females, at dawn and dusk.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , June 1979 , pp. 337 - 342
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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