Titre du document / Document title
A laboratory study on the life cycle and feeding behaviour of Arrenurus madaraszi (Acari: Arrenuridae) parasitizing Anopheles mosquitoes
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
RAJENDRAN R. ;
PRASAD R. S. ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
Univ. Kerala, dep. zoology, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695 581, INDE
Résumé / Abstract
Although mosquitoes of several genera were collected from one locality in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State, India, only Anopheles spp. carried larval Arrenurus madaraszi; 21.5% of the An. hyrcanus and 19.0% of the An. vagus were infested. However, the whole life cycle of Arr. madaraszi could be replicated in the laboratory using Aedes albopictus, Ae. vittatus or Armigeres subalbatus as foster hosts. The hosts specificity observed in the field is therefore ecological, not physiological. In the laboratory, the nymphs and adult mites were free-living and when offered ostracods, copepods and larvae of Ae. albopictus, Ae. vittatus, An. hyrcanus, An. vagus and Arm. subalbatus as food, they showed a preference for first instar mosquito larvae, particularly those of Ae. albopictus
Revue / Journal Title
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
ISSN
0003-4983
CODEN ATMPA2
Source / Source
1994, vol. 88, n
o2, pp. 169-174 (19 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Maney , Leeds, ROYAUME-UNI
(1907)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Parasite ;
Predator ;
Entomophagous ;
Host specificity ;
Feeding behavior ;
Laboratory study ;
Life history ;
Kerala ;
Anopheles ;
India ;
Asia ;
Culicidae ;
Diptera ;
Insecta ;
Arthropoda ;
Invertebrata ;
Acari ;
Arachnida ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Parasite ;
Prédateur ;
Entomophage ;
Spécificité hôte ;
Comportement alimentaire ;
Etude en laboratoire ;
Cycle évolutif ;
Kerala ;
Anopheles ;
Arrenurus madaraszi ;
Inde ;
Asie ;
Culicidae ;
Diptera ;
Insecta ;
Arthropoda ;
Invertebrata ;
Acari ;
Arachnida ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Parásito ;
Depredador ;
Entomófago ;
Especificidad huesped ;
Conducta alimenticia ;
Estudio en laboratorio ;
Ciclo evolutivo ;
Kerala ;
Anopheles ;
India ;
Asia ;
Culicidae ;
Diptera ;
Insecta ;
Arthropoda ;
Invertebrata ;
Acari ;
Arachnida ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 2075, 35400004675691.0080
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 4130985
