Algunas observaciones sobre los hábitos de Anopheles (N.) albimanus y Anopheles (A.) punctimacula adultos, en la localidad de Matapalo (Puntarenas) Costa Rica.

Abstract

Some qualitative and quantitative data are presented on the habits of adult A. (N.) albimanus and A. (A.) punctimacula as observed in Matapalo, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, a site of persistent malaria transmission. The several species of anopheline mosquitces collected showed variations of relative density at each collection point; A. (N.) albimanus and A. (A.) punctimacula showed independent activity curves, shifting with the variations of temperature and weather conditions, and generally reaching a peak about 3 am.