Female Armigeres (Leicesteria) flavus holding an egg raft with her hind legs

During a mosquito survey in Ulu Gombak, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia, October 2-16, 2003, we observed a peculiar oviposition habit of Armigeres flavus. This strange behavior is described and illustrated with photographs; although it is well known, no detailed description has been made previously.

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Published inJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 466 - 468
Main Authors Miyagi, I, Toma, T, Okazawa, T, Mogi, M, Hashim, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2005
Subjects
Animals
Armigeres
Behavior, Animal
Culicidae
egg masses
Female
insect behavior
Larva
Malaysia
Oviposition
oviposition behavior
Ovum
Malaysia
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Summary:During a mosquito survey in Ulu Gombak, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia, October 2-16, 2003, we observed a peculiar oviposition habit of Armigeres flavus. This strange behavior is described and illustrated with photographs; although it is well known, no detailed description has been made previously.
ISSN:8756-971X
1943-6270
DOI:10.2987/8756-971X(2006)21[466:FALFHA]2.0.CO;2