Table 3 Site and habitat description of melanic and normal forms of An. arabiensis populations collected in different localities of Sudan in 1999–2000 and 2004-2006
Location | Habitat Type | Main water source | Breeding sites | Normal haplotype | Melanic haplotype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khartoum | |||||
El Mowailih | Dry | Well- pumped closed tanks | Water leaking from Well-water tanks | 1(19),2,6,9,12 | 18(3),19,21,24,26(2)27(3),34(2),36(2),39(2),40,48,49,51,52(2),53(3), 54(2),57(3),60,61,65(2),66(3),67(4) |
El Rawakeeb | Very Dry | Old wells and Well-pumped closed tanks | No water pools due to Sandy soil, and high rate of evaporation, Probably breeding in old wells | 1(5),7(5),12(2) | 29,31,47,53(4),56,60,67(3) |
El Tries | Irrigated | White Nile | Flooded irrigated canals from White Nile | 1(8),7, | 20,28,30,38(2),50,52,53, 55,58,63,67(3) |
Others | Irrigated | Nile, White Nile and Blue Nile | Flooded irrigated canals from Nile, White Nile and Blue Nile | 1(3),8,12(2),15(2),17(2), | 23,25,30, |
Gedaref | |||||
Bata | Semi dry | River, River pools, | Rain pools and river pools | 1(4) | 33,66,67(2) |
Kuka | irrigated | River, River pools | Rain pools and river pools | 1(3) | 19,21,46, 67(2) |
Tabaldia | Semi dry | River, River pools | Rain pools and river pools | 1(6),3,7,11,12(2),16 | 18(3),20,21,22,32,44,45(2),61(2),67(3) |
Kassala | |||||
WadSharefi | Dry | Wells and Well-pumped tanks | Water leaking from ell-water tanks | 1(15)3,4,5,7,8,13,14,16(2), | 20,21,22,29,35,36,37(2)41,42,43,46,57(4),59,61,62,64,66(3),67(9) |
North | |||||
Ardwan | Irrigated | Nile River | Flooded irrigated canals rom Nile | 1(2), 7 | No melanic haplotype |
ElSeleim | Irrigated | Nile River | Flooded irrigated canals from Nile | 1(3),7(2) | No melanic haplotype |
Sadiac | Irrigated | Nile River | Flooded irrigated canals from Nile | 1,7 | No melanic haplotype |