Morphological variations in natural populations of Anopheles stephensi Liston 1901 collected from Kutch (Gujarat)

A survey in February-March 1984 yielded a total of 9222 specimens of anopheline mosquitoes collected from 9 talukas of Kutch out of which 6729 were A. stephensi. This was thus the dominant species observed during this period. A total of 216 specimens of A. stephensi showed variations in palpi and wings.