title: Distribution and ecology of the mosquito fauna in the southwestern Saudi Arabia.
abstract: A mosquito Larval survey was carried out in the Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia for a two subsequent years period. Nine mosquito species were identified; 4 Anopheline species; Anopheles arabiensis, An. sergentii, An. multicolor and An. tenebrosus and 3 Culicine species, Culex pipiens, Cx. quinquefaciatus and Cx. theileri as well as one Aedine species, Aedes caspius and Culiseta subochrea. A map was made showing the distribution of the encountered species and a full description of all breeding places was made also. The association of different species in each breeding site was also recorded.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, College of Education, King Saud University, Abha Branch, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Merdan
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology; D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology; D002980:Climate; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology; D004463:Ecology; D005843:Geography; D010944:Plants; D011156:Population Density; D012098:Reproduction; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity