The<i>Culex</i>Mosquitos of the Sudan

Lewis, D. J.

doi:10.1017/s0007485300046940

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“…Order Diptera Family Culicidae The mosquitoes of L. Keilak have been recorded in several papers by Lewis (1945Lewis ( , 1947Lewis ( , 1956a. We found only one species of larvae present in both lakes during our visits.…”

Section: Order Coleoptera Family Dytiscidaementioning

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A faunistic reconnaissance of Lakes Kundi and Keilak, western Sudan

1984

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Lakes Kundi and Keilak show large seasonal variations in area, but have permanent dry season residual areas rich in aquatic macrophytes. The faunas of the two lakes are similar, with L. Kundi (130 species recorded) being richer than L. Keilak (91 species). The fauna of L. Kundi includes the protomonad Rhipidodendron huxleyi, which has not been previously recorded in Africa. In L. Keilak we found Neozonocypris mirabilis, previously known only from L. Tanganika. L. Keilak: sparse among mixed vegetation. Hexarthra mira (Hudson) L. Kundi: 2% of rotifers in open water; 4% in tow through Ceratophyllum. Keratella tropica (Apstein) L. Kundi: the dominant rotifer in open water, forming 46% of the total. L. Keilak: <1% of rotifers in open water. Lecane bulla (Gosse) L. Kundi: 6% of rotifers among Ceratophyllum.

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Section: Order Coleoptera Family Dytiscidaementioning

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A faunistic reconnaissance of Lakes Kundi and Keilak, western Sudan

1984

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“…The dichotomous key below was prepared to identify the species of Culex known to occur in central and northern Sudan and other areas of the country. The key includes the species collected during the study and those recorded by Edwards (1941) and Lewis (1956) from localities in the study area. The morphological terminology of Harbach & Knight (1980, 1982, revised and updated in the Anatomical Glossary of the Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory (http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.…”

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“…Information on Culex mosquitoes in Sudan is limited to Edwards (1941) and Lewis (1956), whose records pertain to localities in the former Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. For this reason, the occurrence of some species in Sudan (o cially the Republic of the Sudan) remains uncertain because they were recorded from localities in the presentday Republic of South Sudan.…”

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“…For this reason, the occurrence of some species in Sudan (o cially the Republic of the Sudan) remains uncertain because they were recorded from localities in the presentday Republic of South Sudan. In this paper, we provide updated information on Culex mosquitoes collected resting in dwellings along the Nile River in the central and northern areas of Sudan, and provide a dichotomous key based on the species collected and the records of Edwards (1941) and Lewis (1956). Nile State.…”

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Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) recorded along the Nile River in central and northern Sudan, with a key for the identification of all species of the genus known to occur in the country

Simsaa

Harbach

Almalik

et al. 2021

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Despite the importance of Culex species as major vectors of Rift Valley fever virus, West Nile virus and the microfilariae that cause lymphatic filariasis, information on these mosquitoes in Sudan is limited to works published 65 years ago in the former Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where some species were only recorded from areas of the territory now known as South Sudan. In this paper, we provide updated information on Culex mosquitoes collected indoors during surveillance studies conducted along the Nile River in central and northern areas of Sudan between 2012 and 2019. Of 3,411 female mosquitoes collected in Khartoum and northern states along the river, 2,560 (75%) were specimens of Culex belonging to 12 species: Cx. (Culex) antennatus (Becker, 1903), Cx. (Cux.) laticinctus Edwards, 1913, Cx. (Cux.) neavei Theobald, 1906, Cx. (Cux.) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758, Cx. (Cux.) perexiguus Theobald, 1903, Cx. (Cux.) poicilipes (Theobald, 1903), Cx. (Cux.) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823, Cx. (Cux.) simpsoni Theobald, 1905, Cx. (Cux.) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925, Cx. (Cux.) theileri Theobald, 1903, Cx. (Cux.) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 and Cx. (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923. This is the first record for Cx. tritaeniorhynchus and Cx. macfiei in central Sudan. The relative abundance of each species varied in different areas and seasons, but Cx. antennatus and Cx. quinquefasciatus were the most abundant indoor resting species. We provide an updated dichotomous key for the identiﬁcation of the adults of Culex mosquitoes known to occur in the Republic of the Sudan.

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“…The genus Gulex. Forty five species, two subspecies and one variety occur in the Sudan (Lewis, 19566).…”

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Some Mosquitos of the Sudan

Lewis

1956

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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One hundred and fifty six species, two subspecies and seven varieties of Culicidae are known to occur in the Sudan. The present paper shows the known distribution of members of the genera Dixa, Chaoborus, Toxorhynchites, Harpa-gomyia, Hodgesia, Uranotaenia, Aëdomyia, Theobaldia, Ficalbia, Taeniorhynchus and Eretmapodites, and includes taxonomic and other notes on several species.Some aspects of distribution are discussed, particularly the exchange of species between the Ethiopian and Palaearctic Regions in which movement has been mainly from the latter to the former.Brief notes are given on the practical importance of some species.

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TheCulexMosquitos of the Sudan

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A faunistic reconnaissance of Lakes Kundi and Keilak, western Sudan

A faunistic reconnaissance of Lakes Kundi and Keilak, western Sudan

Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) recorded along the Nile River in central and northern Sudan, with a key for the identification of all species of the genus known to occur in the country

Some Mosquitos of the Sudan

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