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There is no doubt that with statistics of several hundred bites/man/night inflicted by Cx. p. quinquefasciatus 1 and Cx. antennatus in Kinshasa (Coene 1993; Karch et al. 1993), these mosquitoes could be classified as both voracious biters and important vectors, at least in some countries. Unfortunately, the vectorial capacity, pest status, and distribution range cannot be defined so clearly for other important species. African anophelines of secondary importance that could be involved in malaria transmission are An. labranchiae 1 (North Africa), An. merus (costal East Africa) and An. sergentii 1 (North Africa). Ae. furcifer [Diceromyia furcifer] (with a patchy distribution in eastern, western and southern Africa) may also be involved in the transmission of Chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever viruses (Germain et al. 1980; Jupp 1996; Diallo et al. 1998).
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Becker, N. et al. (2010). Africa. In: Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92874-4_11
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