The value of hindleg banding patterns in the identification of species of the Anopheles gambiae Giles complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Natal, South Africa.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1989

Original Publication

Mosquito Systematics

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

077-082

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Sharp, B. L., D. LeSueur, and F. Ridl.

 

Abstract

The validity of using hindleg banding patterns for the identification of Anopheles merus, An. quadriannulatus and An. Arabiensis was investigated in Natal. A high percentage of An. merus and An. quadriannulatus were correctly identified. Of two geographically separated An. arabiensis populations only one closely conformed to the identification criteria.

Notes

Author(s) - Sharp, B. L., D. LeSueur, and F. Ridl.