Seasonal variations of culicine mosquitoes in district Rohtak.
Seasonal pattern in relation to culicine fauna of Rohtak district of Haryana--India studied for two successive years i.e. from October 1988 to September 1990 is presented. A total of seven culicine species in the descending order of their densities were Cx. quinquefasciatus > Cx. tritaeniorhynchus > Ae. aegypti > Cx. vishnui/Ma. uniformis > Cs. fuscanus > Ar. kuchingensis their were found. Seasonal pattern of abundance were classified on the basis of fluctuations in different seasons for different species. i) Unimodal monsoon - Ae. aegypti, Cx tritaeniorhynchus, Cx. fuscanus; ii) Bimodal spring and monsoon - Cx. vishnui, iii) Bimodal spring and winter-Cx. quinquefasciatus; iv) Unimodal summer-Ma. uniformis.
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Department of Biosciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
Vandana
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002980:Climate; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons; D012744:Sex Ratio