Table 1

Captured anopheline males and females from various wild swarms

Species

males

females

max. % of females

Avg. number swarming

Reference


An. culicifacies

715

5

7.0

nd

[24]

An. culicifacies

544

14

2.4

15-3000

[25]

An. franciscanus

2341

3

0.1

1000-5000

[27]

An. freeborni

6028

175

8.0

300-1500

[26]

An. gambiae (M)

2823

6

0.1

nd

[30]

An. gambiae (S)

511

6

4.0

nd

[35]

An. squamosus

611

0

0.0

40-300

[36]

An. stephensi

1061

18

2.8

nd

[59]

An. subpictus

2242

157

20.0

75-500

[98]


nd: No data given by author

Howell and Knols Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 2):S8   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-S2-S8

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