S. Manguin et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF ANOPHELES-PSEUDOPUNCTIPENNIS LARVAL HABITATS, Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 12(4), 1996, pp. 619-626
A survey of Anopheles pseudopunctipennis larval habitats was performed
throughout most of its known geographic range. Eleven key environment
variables characterized most larval habitats of this important Vector
of malaria in the Americas. Larval habitats occurred mainly in valley
and foothill areas which were often situated in arid regions. Immatur
es were found primarily during the dry season in sun-exposed freshwate
r stream pools with clear, shallow, stagnant water containing abundant
filamentous green algae and/or aquatic vegetation.