Distribution and ecology of the mosquito fauna in the southwestern Saudi Arabia

A mosquito Larval survey was carried out in the Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia for a two subsequent years period. Nine mosquito species were identified; 4 Anopheline species; Anopheles arabiensis, An. sergentii, An. multicolor and An. tenebrosus and 3 Culicine species, Culex pipiens, Cx. quinqu...

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Published in:	Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 815
Main Authors:	Abdullah, M A, Merdan, A I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Egypt 01-12-1995
Subjects:	Aedes - physiology Agriculture Animals Anopheles - physiology Climate Culex - physiology Ecology Geography Plants Population Density Reproduction Saudi Arabia Seasons Species Specificity Saudi Arabia
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Summary:	A mosquito Larval survey was carried out in the Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia for a two subsequent years period. Nine mosquito species were identified; 4 Anopheline species; Anopheles arabiensis, An. sergentii, An. multicolor and An. tenebrosus and 3 Culicine species, Culex pipiens, Cx. quinquefaciatus and Cx. theileri as well as one Aedine species, Aedes caspius and Culiseta subochrea. A map was made showing the distribution of the encountered species and a full description of all breeding places was made also. The association of different species in each breeding site was also recorded.
ISSN:	1110-0583