Table 12 Habitat of collected Culicoides
Identified species of Culicoides | Sex | Habitat |
|---|---|---|
Culicoides (Oecacta) schultzei (Enderlein) | Male | Animal shed, open drain, cow dung, saline soil by the side of river |
Culicoides (Oecacta) schultzei (Enderlein) | Female | Animal shed, manger, cracked walls, cow dung, biogas plant near cattle shed |
Culicoides oxystoma | Male | Animal shed, mud, bush, holes of tree trunk |
Culicoides oxystoma | Female | Cow dung, byre, manger, cracked walls of animal shed |
Culicoides definitus | Male | Cow dung, byre, manger, bush |
Culicoides definitus | Female | Animal shed |
Culicoides kamrupi | Male | Animal shed, mud, bush |
Culicoides kamrupi | Female | Cow dung, byre, manger, cracked walls |
Culicoides actoni Male | Male | Water logged ditches and decomposed manure, open drain |
Culicoides actoni | Female | Walls of cattle shed (wooden plank, roof thatch) |
C. inornatithorax | Male | Water logged ditches and decomposed manure on the back of the animal shed |
C. inornatithorax | Female | Floor of animal shed, open drain, manure |