Table 13 Adult feeding and resting behaviour of the African DVS.
Species | Source | Feeding habit | Biting habit | Biting time | Pre-feeding resting habit | Post-feeding resting habit | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthro-pophilic | Zoo-philic | Exo-phagic | Endo-phagic | Day | Dusk | Night | Dawn | Exo-philic | Endo-philic | Exo-philic | Endo-philic | ||
An. arabiensis | Summary | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | ||
An. arabiensis | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | |
An. funestus | Summary | 19 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 17 | ||
An. funestus | TAG | ● | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | |
An. gambiae | Summary | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
An. gambiae | TAG | ● | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | |
An. melas | Summary | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
An. melas | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
An. merus | Summary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||
An. merus | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
An. moucheti | Summary | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
An. moucheti | TAG | ● | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
An. nili | Summary | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
An. nili | TAG | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | |