Publication Type
Journal Article
Journal Name
Bulletin of Entomological Research
Publication Date
1-1-1981
Abstract
Aedes ledgeri Huang, A. soleatus Edw. and A. calceatus Edw. of the group of A. aegypti (L.) of the subgenus Stegomyia collected on the coast of Kenya are distinguished on the strength of ecological and genetic (isozyme) data. The preferred oviposition sites of A. ledgeri and A. soleatus were tree holes above ground level, whereas A. calceatus favoured abandoned gastropod shells. A. ledgeri was most abundant in ecotonal habitats and A. soleatus in undisturbed forest At least two diagnostic enzyme loci separated each of the three species pairs. © 1981, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Lounibos, L., & Munstermann, L. (1981). Ecological and genetic separation of three sympatric species of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Kenya coast. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 71 (4), 639-648. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300010166