title: [Classification of Anopheles claviger (Diptera, Culicidae) in north-eastern Italy].
abstract: The paper reports the results of a taxonomical study and some reservations on the ecology and bionomics of the Anopheles claviger complex of north-eastern Italy. In 1996 and 1997, 18 samples of larvae and pupae were collected in 15 localities of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and eastern Veneto regions, from sea level up to 200 m a.s.l.; 870 larvae and 114 pupae were examined and identified by morphological criteria. All samples and all individuals were assigned to the species An. claviger s. str. Abnormal setae 1-II were detected in some larvae; significant statistical differences were recorded among some samples for the larval characters setae 1-II, 2-IV and 2-V. The breeding sites were mainly originated by springs, which are abundant in the region. The species showed two generations per year, with overwintering as a larva.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia applicata alla Difesa delle Piante, Università di Udine, Italia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamburlini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification*; D001947:Breeding; D005618:Fresh Water; D007558:Italy
vernacular_title: Il complesso Anopheles claviger (Diptera, Culicidae) nell'Italia nord-orientale.