title: Investigation on malaria vectors and mosquito fauna in south Tripura district, Tripura state.
abstract: In an entomological study in South Tripura district of Tripura state during June 1998, a total of 31 species of mosquitoes belonging to eight genera were recorded. Among the known malaria vectors in India, Anopheles annularis, An. jeyporiensis, An. minimus, An. philippinensis/nivipes and An. varuna were collected but none of them could be incriminated. During the survey, Aedes pallidostriatus and Malaya genurostris were recorded for the first time in the north-eastern region and Tripura state respectively. Presence of host seeking An. minimus in light-trap collections indoors and its absence during morning indoor resting collections indicated the probability of some degree of exophilic behaviour of An. minimus population in Tripura.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre, N.E. Region (ICMR), Dibrugarh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahanta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D007194:India; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission*