Anopheles larvae

Arcos, Adriano Nobre, Ferreira, Francisco Augusto da Silva, Cunha, Hillândia Brandão da & Tadei, Wanderli Pedro, 2018, Characterization of artificial larval habitats of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Brazilian Central Amazon, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 62 (4), pp. 267-274 : 269

Anopheles larvae

All three types of larval habitats (fish ponds, clay pits and dams) were positive for the presence of anophelines, especially the vector of malaria in the Amazon.During the study, rainfall in the study area was high, averaging 203.8 mm, with a rainfall index at the larval habitats ranging from 51.8 to 253.4 mm per month.

A total of 2.863 specimens were collected, comprising ten species. The most abundant species were An. triannulatus 1.286 (44.9%), An.darlingi 566 (19.7%) and An.nuneztovari 464 (16.2%).The dam larval habitats showed higher species abundance and richness. The larvae rate per man-hour was higher at dam’s larval habitats one, two and eight, with 7.0, 8.2 and 7.1 larvae collected per minute respectively ( Table 1).