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The mosquitoes of Bwamba County, Uganda. X. Observations on the biting behaviour of Anopheles spp. other than A. gambiae Giles, with notes on the behaviour of these species in the Entebbe area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

A. J. Haddow  and
Y. Ssenkubuge
A. J. Haddow
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine Office, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland
Y. Ssenkubuge
Affiliation:
East African Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
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Abstract

This paper reports the data for the uncommon Anopheles spp. from 24-h man-baited catches mainly in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, but also from the Zika and Mpanga Forests Anopheles (Cellia) nili (Theo.), A. (C.) marshallii (Theo.), A. (C.) demeilloni Evans, A. (C.) squamosus Theo., A. (A.) coustani Lav. s. str. and A. (A.) tenebrosus (Dön.) were rarely caught. A. (A.) obscurus (Grünb.), A. (C.) moucheti Evans and A. (C.) keniensis Evans were also scarce, but the numbers did indicate nocturnal and ground-haunting habits. Comparison of catches of the less uncommon species (A. (A.) ziemanni Grünb., A. (A.) paludis Theo., A. (A.) implexus (Theo.), A. (C.) funestus Giles, A. (C.) hargreavesi Evans and A. (C.) pharoensis Theo.) with those obtained by other workers showed them to be primarily ground haunting and nocturnal but with wide variation in their temporal distribution patterns.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 64 , Issue 1 , August 1974 , pp. 45 - 51
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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