Taxonomical Study of Culex spp . Larvae (Diptera:Culicidae) in the North of Aleppo- Syria
Author(s) -
Yahia Assany,
Radwan Yaqti,
Riham Al-drmosh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
mağallaẗ ʻulūm al-rāfidayn
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-2786
pISSN - 1608-9391
DOI - 10.33899/rjs.2012.64535
Subject(s) - culex tritaeniorhynchus , culex , biology , culex pipiens , instar , larva , culex quinquefasciatus , zoology , veterinary medicine , ecology , aedes aegypti , virology , encephalitis , japanese encephalitis , medicine , virus
This study was conducted in the north of Aleppo / Syria. The speciments were collected from several constant and temporary water sites for the contribution of classification of Culex spp. Larvae, a total of 1613 fourth instar larvae were collected by a dipper with a size نورخآو يناسع ىيحي 113 of 250 ml , six species which belong to genus Culex were recorded : Culex ( Culex) pipiens,Culex (Culex) quinquefasiatus, Culex (Culex) vagans, Culex (Culex) torrentium, Culex (Culex) thieleri, Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus. It had been excerpted a classification key to the species of Culex in the north of AleppoSyria based on morphology of fourth instar larvae.
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