Table 10 Larval site characteristics of the African DVS.
Species | Source | Light intensity | Salinity | Turbidity | Movement | Vegetation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helio-philic | Helio-phobic | High (brackish) | Low (fresh) | Clear | Polluted | Still or stagnant | Flowing | Higher plants, algae etc | No Veg | ||
An. arabiensis | Summary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
An. arabiensis | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | |||
An. funestus | Summary | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||
An. funestus | TAG | ● | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | |
An. gambiae | Summary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
An. gambiae | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | |||
An. melas | Summary | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
An. melas | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
An. merus | Summary | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
An. merus | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
An. moucheti | Summary | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
An. moucheti | TAG | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
An. nili | Summary | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
An. nili | TAG | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||