Biological variation in Anopheles darlingi root

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Jd Charlwood¹ 

[1] ,Swiss Tropical Institute,Switzerland

关键词: Anopheles darlingi;    biting;    host preference;    resting;    species complex;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761996000400001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Behavioural variation in the South American malaria vector Anopheles darlingi is described. At the centre of its distribution, in forest areas close to the city of Manaus, Brazil, it is primarily exophagic and exophilic. Mosquitoes from this area are chromosomally diverse. Towards the northern edge of its distribution (in Guyana and Venezuela) it is more endophagic and less diverse chromosomally. Similarly in the south (in the state of Minas Gerais) it is less polymorphic. In this area, however, it is primarily zoophilic and exophagic. Evidence is presented that female wing size may vary between populations. The possibility that this widely distributed species may be a complex could have important implications for future malaria control schemes.

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