Ecology of anopheles [cellia] sergent II theiobald in the Eastern Desert, Red sea Governorate, Egypt

ABSTRACT

During a mosquito survey of the inland water sources of the Red Sea Governorate, several larvae and pupae of Anopheles sergentii were collected from a breeding place located 8 km west of El-Quseir town in the Eastern Desert. This finding represents the south-eastern most boundary for this species in Africa. A full description of the ecology of the recorded area as well as of the breeding place is given in this study. In addition, preliminary laboratory observations indicated that An. sergentii females were able to oviposit both fertile and infertile eggs in small cages. This may indicate that this species consisted of stenogamous and eurygamous subpopulations