Research on the mosquitoes of Angola - Systematic Catalog of ...

RIBEIR0, H. & RAMOS. H. Cunha -- <strong>Research</strong> o. the mosquitoes of A.gola -- X
rated from C. univittalus also by the shape and denticulation of pecten
spines, as it was presumed by Mattingly & Lips (42) and confirmed by
Someren (80) (p. l 1). On the other hand, the antennae of zombaensis are
darkened throughout also in Angolan specimens, while the antennae of
theileri and uivittatus are infuscate only at base and beyond tuft, a
difference already pointed out by Ovazza et al. (81).
DISTRIBUTION. C. zombaensis is widely distributed throughout East
Africa. In Angola, according to the available information (Map 14), it
would seem that this mosquito is mainly associated with Mountain and
Highland biomes (cf. Map 3). Anyhow, all the six Angolan localities
known for C. zombaensis are at altitudes from about 900 to 1,700 meters.
BIOEOOLOGICAL NOTES. All our adults specimens were reared in the
camp laboratory.
4 breeding places of C. aombaensis were recorded: two niches in the
margins of slow-flowing rivers (one of them with much Pistia sp.), a pond
and a borrow-pit. The pH of the breeding water was 6.8 in one instance,
while on other larval biotope the organic matter content was presumably
high owing to the presence of many decaying vegetable debris. Larvae
of the following species were also found as associates of C. aombaensis:
Anopheles coustani s. str. and Culex antennatus (twice each), and An.
funestus, An. gambiae, An. squamosus and C. univittatus (once). A typical
larval biotope of C. zombaensis is shown in Fig. 14.
C. zombaensis is not known to bite man.
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