quality of vector protandry IDOMAL:0002252 IDOMAL:0002252 Species for which protandry has been recorded in wild populations include Aedes communis, Aedes impiger, Aedes nigripes, Aedes sierrensis and Aedes vittatus. Is widespread among insects and a number of reasons have been suggested for its evolution, for example, the prevention of inbreeding, the enhancement of reproductive success in males that emerge early, and natural selection for sexual size dimorphism. The emergence of males before females into a seasonal breeding population. idomal_namespace