Journal of the Australian Entomological Society (1991) 30, 307-312

D.H. Foley, J.H. Bryan, D. Booth and C.G. Freebairn (1991)
Anopheles farauti Laveran sensu lato and An. hilli Woodhill and Lee (Diptera: Culicidae) in Torres Strait, Australia
Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 30 (4), 307-312
Abstract: The sibling species composition of Anopheles farauti sensu lato in the Torres Strait islands was determined by cellulose acetate electrophoresis of isoenzymes. An. farauti No. 1 was widespread and the predominant species on all islands surveyed. An. farauti No. 2 was recorded on the southern islands of Horn and Prince of Wales. An. farauti No. 3 was not collected. Maximum biting activity of An. farauti No. 1 occurred around the middle of the night; insufficient An. farauti No. 2 were collected to determine biting activity. The majority of An. hilli fed before midnight although pre-dawn activity peaks were also observed. In simultaneous indoor and outdoor collections, 11-64% of An. farauti No. 1 and 6-40% of An. hilli were caught indoors.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles farauti		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Anopheles bancroftii		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Anopheles meraukensis		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Anopheles annulipes		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Anopheles novaguinensis		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Anopheles hilli		Australia (NT+QLD)