title: [A comparative analysis of the potential epidemiological importance of mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles under the anthropogenic landscapes in the Chu Valley, Kyrgyz Republic. III. The age composition of the females in natural populations of the dominant malarial mosquito species].
abstract: The age composition of female malaria mosquitoes prevailing under the conditions of the man-made areas of the piedmont zone of the Chu River Valley, Republic of Kirghizia. That of the natural An. claviger and An. messeae populations was examined throughout the period of mosquito activity in the season of 1992. The physiological age of female malaria mosquitoes was determined by the expansion of ovarioles with terminal legs (Polovodova, 1947; Detinova, 1949), the maximum quantities of the expansions being borne in mind (Anufrieva, Artem'ev, 1981). A total of 2,606 females were dissected. In the piedmont zone of the Chu River Valley An. claviger and An. messeae were found to make at least five and six cycles, respectively, which is suggestive of their potential epidemiological significance.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Bublikova
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D007707:Kyrgyzstan; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission*; D011157:Population Dynamics