Table 3.

Wing length of female Anopheles gambiae collected in the sentinel light-trap and outdoor resting, Riboque, São Tomé, by physiological age.

Collection type	Age class	Number examined	Mean wing length in mm (s.d.)
Light-trap	Virgin	186	2.52 (0.18)
	Plug	185	2.57 (0.17)
	Plug-blood	28	2.60 (0.17)
	Null II	80	2.57 (0.17)
	Parous sac	457	2.59 (0.18)
	Parous no-sac	141	2.61 (0.19)
Resting	Virgin – unfed	86	2.56 (0.16)
	Virgin – part fed	28	2.50 (0.16)
	Plug – part fed	16	2.66 (0.15)
	Plug – engorged	12	2.54 (0.15)
	Null – engorged	39	2.64 (0.16)
	Parous – engorged	64	2.60 (0.14)
	Gravid	100	2.58 (0.18)