Studies on the anopheline fauna of Kheda district and species specific breeding habitats
Yadav, R.S.; Sharma, R.C.; Bhatt, R.M.; Sharma, V.P.
Indian Journal of Malariology 26(2): 65-74
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0367-8326 PMID: 2792472 Document Number: 327589
Information on anopheline fauna of Kheda district in Gugarat dates back to 1950. Since then there have been vast ecological changes due to development projects and intensive irrigation. To study the anopheline fauna of Kheda district collections from 164 villages representing 7 talukas of the district were made. Sixteen anopheline species were recorded, of these 8 species were recorded for the first time. Maximum number of anopheline species (16) were recorded from canal irrigated area followed by 11 species from riverine area and 10 species from non-canal irrigated area. Four anopheline species namely Anopheles subpictus, An. culicifacies, An. annularis and An. stephensi were predominant and constituted 99.9% of the total anophelines and rest of the 12 species accounted for 0.1%. In this paper, results of the study on mosquito ecology with particular emphasis on species specific breeding preferences, associations and frequency of distribution in various types of aquatic habitats have been reported. The following new records are reported. A. fluviatilis, A. varuna, A. pulcherrimus, A. turkhudi, A. theobaldi, A. moghulensis, A. nigerrimus, A. aconitus, A. barbirostris. .