Establishment of a Colony of Phlebotomus argentipes under Laboratory Conditions and Morphometric Variation between Wild-Caught and Laboratory-Reared Populations

Table 1

Mean (±standard variation) values for longevity and size at each stage in F1 generation of laboratory-reared population Phlebotomus argentipes under confined conditions (26 ± 1°C, 75–80% relative humidity (RH), and a photoperiod of 12: 12 h (L : D)).

Stage	Duration (days)		Duration of development stages (Days)	Size (mm)		Range in size (mm)
	Mean	SD ±		Mean (n = 25)	SD ±
Eggs	3.8	0.789	3–5	0.33	0.011	0.33–0.36
1^st instar larva	5.8	0.789	5–7	0.76	0.097	0.64–0.91
2^nd instar larva	4.2	0.422	4–5	1.29	0.120	1.13–1.55
3^rd instar larva	3.4	0.516	3–4	2.22	0.084	2.11–2.44
4^th instar larva	6.8	0.789	6–9	3.34	0.340	2.93–4.08
Pupa	8.4	0.516	8–9	2.41	0.074	2.26–2.54
Adults
Male	7.4	0.516	7–8	2.89	0.183	2.43–2.98
Female	9.8	0.789	9–11	2.44	0.166	2.21–2.70