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Table 3. Showing mosquito breeding habitats/characters in respect of different groups of mosquitoes in Garhwal region of Uttaranchal (India) during November 2000 to October 2002
Groups Individual species Group I Group II Group III
Variables of breeding habitats sub ann mi mac abp abl flu spl nig cul ste vag vis tho bre qui lin gig sba vir bar van dis
Seepage pool x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Riverbeds x x x x x x x
Rice fields x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Tanks x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Forest pools x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Ditches x x x x x x x x x x x
Streams x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Rock holes x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Tree holes x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Intradomestic containers x x x x x x x
Swallow pits x x x x x x
Natural x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Artificial x x x x x x x
Permanent x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Temporary x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Shady x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Partially Shady x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Sun lighted x x x x x x x x x x
Quite/stagnant x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Slow flowing x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Clear x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Slightly turbid x x x x x x x x x x x x
Turbid x x x x x x x x
Vegetation-Thick x x x x x x x
 Moderate x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
 Thin x x x x x x x x x x
 Negligible x x x x x x x x x x
Depth- 0.01 – 0.05 m x x x x x x x x x x
 0.05 – 0.1 m x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
 0.1 – 0.5 m x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
 0.5 – 1.0 m x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
 1.0 – 1.5 m x x x x x x x x x x
 1.5 – 2.0 m x x

abl = albolateralis, abp = albopictus, ann = annularis, bar = barraudi, bre = brevipalpis
cul = culicifacies, dis = dissimilis, flu = fluviatilis, gig = gigas, lin = lindesayi
mac = maculatus, mi = mimeticus, qui = quinquefasciatus, sba = subalbopictus
spl = splendidus, ste = stephensi, sub = subpictus, tho = thomsoni, vag = vagus
van = vagans, vir = viridiventer, vis = vishnui
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