Ca. Lanciani et R. Edwards, EFFECT OF PHOTOPERIOD ON WING AREA IN ANOPHELES-QUADRIMACULATUS (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE), The Florida entomologist, 76(4), 1993, pp. 622-626
The effect of photoperiod on wing area of a mosquito in the species co
mplex Anopheles quadrimaculatus was tested on adults reared from a fie
ld sample. Short-photoperiod (8:16 (L:D)] individuals of each sex had
greater wing areas than did their long-photoperiod [16:8 (L:D)] siblin
gs of the same wing length or body weight. The greater wing areas of s
hort-photoperiod mosquitoes, given any wing length, established that s
hort-photoperiod individuals had broader wings. The greater wing areas
of short-photoperiod mosquitoes, given any body weight, established t
hat short-photoperiod individuals had a greater wing area per unit bod
y weight.