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The Simuliidae (Diptera) of Northern Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

R. W. Crosskey
R. W. Crosskey
Affiliation:
Entomologist, Medical Department, Northern Nigeria.
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Fourteen species of SIMULIIDAE (of which one occurs in two forms) are recorded from Northern Nigeria. Localities for each species are given on distribution maps. Most of the species are of fairly general occurrence in the Ethiopian Region, although Simulium kenyae De Meillon is recorded for the first time from West Africa. No new species was found in an extensive survey of about 200,000 square miles.

Some notes are included on the breeding habits of the species, particularly the type of breeding site preferred, the altitudes at which breeding occurs, and the months in which immature stages have been found.

Some discussion is given of the distribution of SIMULIIDAE in Northern Nigeria and the factors which appear to influence it, partly illustrated by maps. The most important factor is thought to be the geology of the country, which determines the areas of rivers suitable for breeding. Other factors such as climate, altitude, or vegetation zones, seem to play little part, except in the far north.

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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , March 1957 , pp. 59 - 74
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1957

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