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Studies on Aëdes Larvae in South-western Nigeria and in the Vicinity of Kano*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Henry W. Kumm
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Many of the Aëdes larvae commonly met with in Nigeria have been described by Ingram & Macfie, who have made extensive studies on the Gold Coast. Wesché described larvae of seven species of Aëdes that he studied in Lagos in 1910. In 1912 Edwards published keys to the then known larvae of the African Culicinae, but many of the species of Aëdes that are plentiful in this area are not included in Edwards' key. Therefore it was thought that an additional comparative study would be of value.

The larvae dealt with in this paper by no means represent all the species that can be found in this area. They merely include the commoner ones in the vicinities of Kano, Ibadan, and Lagos, and some additional specimens of species found in Nigeria, which were lent by Mr. F. W. Edwards, of the British Museum, and Dr. V. B. Wigglesworth, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , April 1931 , pp. 65 - 74
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1931

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