THE ANOPHELES OF SENEGAL - AN ANNOTATED A ND ILLUSTRATED CHECK LIST

Twenty species of Anopheles are presently known from Senegal. An. gamb iae, An. arabiensis, An. pharoensis, An. rufipes and An. ziemanni have an extensive distribution. Probably because of climatic change, An. f unestus is no more found in some areas and An. paludis tend to disappe ar. An. melas is located in coastal areas. The other species, namely A n. coustani, An. brohieri, An. brunnipes, An. domicola, An. flavicosta , An. freetownensis, An. hancocki, An. maculipalpis, An. nili, An. pre toriensis, An. squamosus and An. wellcomei, are mainly found in southe rn Senegal. Only An. gambiae, An. arabiensis and An. funestus are of e pidemiological significance as vectors of malaria and bancroftian fila riasis. Twelve arboviruses have been isolated from eight Anopheles spe cies. Each Anopheles species is illustrated and an identification key is given.