Table 2 Larvae with characteristics of An.subpictus sibling species A, B/An. sundaicus, C and D collected from different sites during the period February 2009 - June 2010
District | Location | Type of locality | Type of breeding site | Salinity (ppt) | Number of larvae of the An. subpictus sibling species | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | A | B | C | D |
Batticaloa | Chenkalady | Inland | Pond | 0 | - | 06 | 26 | 09 |
| Â | Kallady | Coastal | Sand pool | 0 | 24 | - | 54 | 81 |
| Â | Â | Â | Sand pool | 2 | 7 | 215 | 147 | 32 |
| Â | Â | Â | Sand pool | 4 | - | 253 | 27 | 07 |
| Â | Kallady | Coastal | Sand pool | 0 | - | - | 12 | - |
| Â | Â | Â | Sand pool | 3 | - | - | 19 | 3 |
| Â | Â | Â | Lagoon margin | 22 | - | 68 | - | - |
| Â | Â | Â | Lagoon margin | 30 | - | 112 | - | - |
Puttalam | Thonikkal | Inland | Quarry | 0 | - | 67 | 114 | - |
Ampara | Periakalappu | Coastal | Sand pool | 18 | - | 12 | - | - |
| Â | Â | Â | Sand pool | 30 | - | 5 | - | - |
| Â | Dheegavavi | Inland | Pond | 0 | - | 24 | 93 | 49 |
Trincomalee | Muthur | Coastal | Sand pool | 0 | 31 | 18 | 25 | - |
| Â | Â | Â | Sand pool | 2 | - | 41 | 06 | - |
| Â | Muthur | Coastal | Well | 0 | - | 55 | 87 | - |
| Â | Â | Coastal | Sand pool | 2 | - | 12 | 27 | - |
| Â | Palaiyutru | Inland | Irrigation canal | 0 | 7 | 26 | 103 | 26 |