Table 4.

Diverse breeding habitats of An. culicifacies and other anophelinespecies in Trincomalee District.

Breeding habitats	Species
	An. culicifacies	An. subpictus	An. peditaeniatus	An. pallidus	An. vagus	An. varuna	An. barbirostris	An. annularis	An. aconitus	An. jamesii	An. nigerrimus	An. barbumbrosus	An. tessellatus	An. pseudojamesi	An. maculatus
Tank margin	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lake margin		+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+
Canal with vegetation	+	+	+		+	+	+				+
Marshy land	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Field canal	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+
Main canal	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+			+
Paddy field	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+		+
Pond	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+
Rock pool	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+
Earth well (domestic)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+
Built well (domestic)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Common well		+
Agricultural well		+					+
Burrow pit	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+
Animal foot print		+	+	+	+		+				+	+
Rain water pool	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+
Quarry pit	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
River Margin		+	+	+	+		+	+			+
Tyre mark		+	+	+	+		+
Waste water collection	+	+	+	+	+		+	+			+
Water storage tank	+	+	+				+	+		+	+