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IN a recent communication in Nature, Corbet and Tjønneland1 have described bimodal flight activity in East African Trichoptera, with peaks of activity just after sunset and before sunrise. A similar pattern is apparent in the biting cycle of various forest mosquitoes, and some years ago I introduced the term ‘eo-crepuscular’ to describe this type of activity2.
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HADDOW, A. Rhythmic Biting Activity of Certain East African Mosquitoes. Nature 177, 531–532 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177531b0
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