CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAUNA, ECOLOGY, AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF BLOODSUCKING ARTHROPODS IN VIETNAM

Abstract

In Vietnam about 300 species and subspecies of bloodsucking Arthropoda were found (Anophelini, Culicini, Phlebotominae, Aphaniptera, Gamasoidea, Ixodidae). Specific features of each group are mentioned in respect to the peculiarity of the nature in Vietnam. The fauna of bloodsucking Arthropoda in Vietnam is represented mainly by Indo-Malayan elements (70%), by the species common with the fauna of other regions (Australian, Palearctic, Ethiopian) (25%) and by a small group of cosmopolites (5%). A comparison of peculiarities in distribution of bloodsucking arthropods with the character of their relationships with the environment and the host is provided. The greatest number of widespread species occur among fleas, gamasid and ixodid ticks. The fauna of the mountain territory of North Vietnam is most rich and peculiar.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699685

Entities

People

  • I. M. Grokhovskaya
  • Nguyen Huan Hoe

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Domestic Animals
  • Ecology
  • Environment
  • Forests
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Habitats
  • Materials
  • Mites
  • Mountains
  • North Vietnam
  • Personality
  • Rodents
  • Ticks
  • Tropical Forests
  • Vietnam

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology