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Simulium berneri Freeman (Diptera: Simuliidae) and its mayfly host (Ephemeroptera: Oligoneuridae)
Author(s) -
DISNEY R.H.L.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1971.tb00106.x
Subject(s) - mayfly , nymph , biology , simulium , baetidae , infestation , aquatic insect , ecology , host (biology) , zoology , invertebrate , larva , botany
SYNOPSIS An analysis is given of collections of Elassoneuria nymphs bearing immature Simulium berneri from the forest zone of West Cameroon near Kumba. The size and sex of the mayfly nymphs, the size and attachment sites of S. berneri and the infestation rates are recorded. The method of dispersion is discussed.