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

RIBEIR0, H. & RAMOS, H. Cunha -- <strong>Research</strong> on the mosquitoes of Angola -- X
and E. chrisogaster. This record is in accordance with the known pref-
erence of larval horridus for small breeding places, including artificial
containers.
Very little is known about the bioecology of adult horridus (35) (36) (37)
though it seems to be mainly a zoophilic mosquito also in Angola.
7.3.2- Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus (Theobald, 1908)
The only Angolan published record of C. inconspicuosus is that by
Gndara (10) (11), from Caconda, in 1956.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. CANGANDALA (24 km SE), 2 larvae, 10.11.1970,
CARIANGO, 2 larvae, 18.X.1969; DALA TANDO, 3 larvae, 22.VIII. 1969 and
12.IV. 1970; DUNDO, 4 larvae, 19.VIII. 1969; EBANGA, 1 3, 9 larvae, 18.IX.1970;
GUNGO, 1 larva, 21.XI.1969; HUAMBO, 1 larva, 12.IV.1970; INHUCA RIVER,
2 larvae, 20.VIII. 1970; LUCALA, 2 larvae, 27.VIII. 1969; MUMBONDO, 7 larvae,
8.V.1970; MUXIMA, 5 larvae, 30.IV-1.V.1970; SANZA POMBO, 1 larva, 24.IX. 1969;
UIGE, 3 larvae, 25.IX.1969; VILA NOVA DO SELES, 4 $, 3 3, 4 larvae,
20.XI. 1969.
TAX;ONOMIC NOTES. Both the external morphology and terminalic
characters of the Angolan adult inconspicuosus agree quite well with
the descriptions by Theobald (6), Edwards (8) and Brunhes et al. (14).
As to larvae, those from Cariango, Dundo, Ebanga, Gungo, Inhuca
River, Mumbondo, Muxima, Uige and Vila Nova do Seles are also
in good agreement with the descriptions given by De Meillon et al. (28)
and Hopkins (24). It is to be noted, however, that the comb would
be better described as consisting of scales, spinelike scales and spines
altogether.
Larvae from Cangandala, Dala Tando, Huambo, Lucala and
Sanza Pombo, on the other hand, show some non-negligible disagreements
with the above descriptions as well as with that given by
Galliard (31) for C. nyangae. In any way, as these larvae are very near
to inconspicuosus and considering the unfortunate absence of associated
adults, they are only tentatively identified to C. inconspicuosus.
DISTRIBUTION. Map 6 shows the known distribution in Angola
of C. inconspicuosus, which seems to be mainly a species of the West
African biomes (cf. with Map 3).
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