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The Duration of the Aquatic Stages of Anopheles minimus, Theo., determined by a new Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. R. Ribbands
C. R. Ribbands
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station.
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A new method of determining the duration of the aquatic stages of Anophelines in nature is described. Repeated daily dippings of a stretch of stream were made, and the numbers of pupae and of larvae of each instar were recorded. The duration of the aquatic stages was then determined by analysis of the sequences of peaks in these numbers.

The duration of larval life of A. minimus, when living in a stream at an average daily range of water temperature between 26·5°C. and 30·6°C, was seven days.

The full life cycle of A. minimus, under monsoon conditions in Assam, probably occupied 14 days—egg 2 days, larva 7 days, pupa 2 days, adult to first egg-laying 3 days.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , December 1949 , pp. 371 - 377
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1949

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