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MATHIS1 has reported the successful rearing of A. gambiæ under laboratory conditions. He fed the adults on a guinea pig and found that mating occurred in quite small cages. For some years now I have made attempts to establish a laboratory colony of this species without any success. Great difficulty has always been experienced in getting caged adults to feed. The following animals have been tried: shaved guinea pigs, rabbits, goats and human beings. When feeding did take place, no fertilized eggs were recovered. Recently a further attempt has been made, and this has proved successful.
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Mathis, C., C. R. Soc. Biol., 121, 21–22 (1936).
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DE MEILLON, B. A Cage Colony of Anopheles gambiæ Giles. Nature 140, 428 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140428a0
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