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

RIBgIRO, H. & R^M08, H. Cunha -- <strong>Research</strong> o, the mosquitoes of Angola -- X
As it is the rule in subgenus Eumelanomyia, C. wigglesworthi
seems to be also a relatively uncommon zoophilic mosquito.
7.4-- Subgenus Culiciom¾ia Theobald, 1907
Subgenus Culiciomyia cornprizes near 50 described species endemic
to the Ethiopian, Oriental and Australian Zoogeographical Regions.
Like for the preceding two subgenera, most of the 17 known
Ethiopian members of subgenus Culiciomyia seem to have a relatively
narrow range of geographical distribution. In Angola, are known to
occur three of the most generalized Ethiopian species.
7.4.1- Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
The only previous ecord of C. cinerellus is that by Grindata (10) (11),
from Mulondo.
MATIilRIAL IXAMINID. BOCOIO, 9 larvae, 8.IX.1970; CABINDA, 3 c,
6 larvae, 19-20.VIII. 1970; DALA TANDO, 3 9, 3 c, 18 larvae, 23-26.VIII. 1969:
DANGE-IA-MENHA, 2 57, 1 c, 2 larvae, 28.VIII.1969; DUNDO, 10 larvae,
18-19.VIII.1969; UIGE, 1 c, 2 larvae, 25.IX.1969.
TAXONOMIO NOTES. Both Angolan adults and larvae agree quite
well with the descriptions given by Edwards (8) and by Hopkins (24).
In larvae, however, dorsal pair of anal papillae are only about twice
length of saddle while the ventral pair is appreciably shorter, about 4/,
of dorsal pair.
DISTRIBUTION. Map 7 shows the present known distribution of
C. cinerellus in Angola, concerning mainly the West African Subregion
(see also Maps 2 and 3).
BIOIOOIaOIglCAL NOTES. All our adult cinerellus specimens were
reared in the field laboratory.
11 breeding places were recorded by the writers for cinerellus,
usually in forested areas (climatic and gallery forests): 5 rock-pools,
3 ground pools and niches at river edges (both kinds usually with abun-
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