Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, Libya
This study was conducted on mosquito larvae (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna, Libya during the period from January 2018 to December 2018. It aimed to determine the species diversity of mosquitos’ larvae in Tarhuna. Mosquito larvae were collected by dipper 400 ml from eight water locations (four perma...
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| author | A. S. Khalefa S. Ghana N. M. Rashid T. Shaibi |
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| description | This study was conducted on mosquito larvae (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna, Libya during the period from January 2018 to December 2018. It aimed to determine the species diversity of mosquitos’ larvae in Tarhuna. Mosquito larvae were collected by dipper 400 ml from eight water locations (four permanent and four temporary water locations). 4,877 larvae were collected, 3,162 from the permanent aquatic locations and 1,715 larvae from the temporary locations. Seven species of mosquito larvae were recorded: Culiseta longiareolata, Culex perexiguus, Culex theileri, Culex laticinctus, Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles sergentii. Cs. longiareolata was the most abundant species of mosquito larva in both permanent and temporary locations. There were temporal differences in the number of larvae of collected species among months. The results of this study showed that these species were recorded for the first time in Tarhuna and some of them are vectors for some diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84d92a1562c84722ac92f962027a6edc2022-12-22T03:39:06ZengPublishing House "Akademperiodyka"Zoodiversity2707-725X2707-72682022-03-0156210.15407/zoo2022.02.111272Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, LibyaA. S. Khalefa0S. Ghana1N. M. Rashid2T. Shaibi3Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Azzaytuna University, Tarhuna, LibyaZoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, LibyaNational Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, LibyaZoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, LibyaThis study was conducted on mosquito larvae (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna, Libya during the period from January 2018 to December 2018. It aimed to determine the species diversity of mosquitos’ larvae in Tarhuna. Mosquito larvae were collected by dipper 400 ml from eight water locations (four permanent and four temporary water locations). 4,877 larvae were collected, 3,162 from the permanent aquatic locations and 1,715 larvae from the temporary locations. Seven species of mosquito larvae were recorded: Culiseta longiareolata, Culex perexiguus, Culex theileri, Culex laticinctus, Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles sergentii. Cs. longiareolata was the most abundant species of mosquito larva in both permanent and temporary locations. There were temporal differences in the number of larvae of collected species among months. The results of this study showed that these species were recorded for the first time in Tarhuna and some of them are vectors for some diseases.http://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/272mosquitoeslarvaediversitywater habitattarhunalibya |
| spellingShingle | A. S. Khalefa S. Ghana N. M. Rashid T. Shaibi Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, Libya Zoodiversity mosquitoes larvae diversity water habitat tarhuna libya |
| title | Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, Libya |
| title_full | Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, Libya |
| title_fullStr | Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, Libya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, Libya |
| title_short | Mosquito Fauna (Diptera, Culicidae) in Tarhuna Region, Libya |
| title_sort | mosquito fauna diptera culicidae in tarhuna region libya |
| topic | mosquitoes larvae diversity water habitat tarhuna libya |
| url | http://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/272 |
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