Anopheles fluviatilis complex: host feeding patterns of species S, T, and U

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996 Mar;12(1):147-9.

Abstract

The host feeding specificity of Anopheles fluviatilis sibling species S, T, and U was determined by analyzing blood meal source using countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis. A distinct difference in the feeding patterns was observed among these species. Species S was found to be predominantly anthropophagic with 91% of the population having fed on human blood. In contrast, species T and U were either exclusively or primarily zoophagic.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / physiology*
  • Cattle
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Species Specificity