Rajavel A R, Natarajan R, Vaidyanathan K, Soniya V P
Division of Vector Biology and Control, Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Pondicherry 605 006, India.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2007 Jun;23(2):91-4. doi: 10.2987/8756-971X(2007)23[91:MOTMFO]2.0.CO;2.
Mosquitoes of 14 species belonging to 9 subgenera and 9 genera were recorded in Chorao mangroves of Goa, and 12 species belonging to 9 subgenera and 7 genera in the mangroves of Vikhroli, Maharashtra, in India. Genera recorded were Aedes, Anopheles, Armigeres, Culex, Mansonia, Ochlerotatus, Orthopodomyia, Toxorhynchites, Uranotaenia, and Verrallina. Species common to both the mangroves were Ae. albopictus, Ae. novalbopictus, An. subpictus, Cx. sitiens, Oc. wardi, Ur. atra, and Ve. lugubris. Tree holes, crab holes, and swamp pools were the common larval habitats in Chorao, but tree holes were absent in Vikhroli. Adults of Ae. albopictus, Ae. novalbopictus, Ar. subalbatus, Cx. gelidus Cx. sitiens, Ma. indiana, Ur. atra, and Ve. lugubris were found landing on humans. Aedes novalbopictus, Oc. wardi, and Or. anopheloides are new records for the state of Goa.
在印度果阿邦乔拉奥红树林中记录到了隶属于9个属9个亚属的14种蚊子，在印度马哈拉施特拉邦维赫罗利红树林中记录到了隶属于7个属9个亚属的12种蚊子。记录到的属有伊蚊属、按蚊属、阿蚊属、库蚊属、曼蚊属、骚扰蚊属、直脚蚊属、巨蚊属、蓝带蚊属和维蚊属。两个红树林共有的物种有白纹伊蚊、新白纹伊蚊、伪威氏按蚊、海滨库蚊、沃德骚扰蚊、暗黑蓝带蚊和悲哀维蚊。树洞、蟹洞和沼泽池是乔拉奥常见的幼虫栖息地，但维赫罗利没有树洞。白纹伊蚊、新白纹伊蚊、淡黄阿蚊、冻结库蚊、海滨库蚊、印度曼蚊、暗黑蓝带蚊和悲哀维蚊的成虫被发现会停落在人身上。新白纹伊蚊、沃德骚扰蚊和类按直脚蚊是果阿邦的新记录物种。
