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Table 2 Species identification for adult (A) and larval (L) Culicinae mosquitoes collected during the 2008 field survey in the Seychelles

From: The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culidae) of Seychelles: taxonomy, ecology, vectorial importance, and identification keys

Island

Localities of collections (and Nb of CDC light-trap x night)

Ae. albocephalus

Ae. (Adm.) sp A

Ae. fryeri

Ae. vigilax vansomerenae

Ae. albopictus

Ae. aegypti

Ae. lambrechti

Cx. antennatus

Cx. quinquefasciatus

Cx. scottii

Cx. simpsoni

Cx. sitiens

Cx. tritaeniorhynchus

Cx. stellatus

Cx. sunyaniensis

Ur. browni

Ur. nepenthes

Ur. pandani

Species richness

Mahé

Victoria (2)

        

A

         

1

 

Morne Blanc (0)

    

Aa

             

1

 

Tea plantation (0)

                

L

 

1

 

Copolia (6)

        

A

        

A

2

 

Petit Paris (2)

        

A

         

1

 

Anse Intendance (2)

        

A

 

A

 

A

     

3

 

Baie Police (2)

          

A

 

A

     

2

 

Baie Lazare (2)

    

A

     

A

  

A

   

A

4

 

Port Launay (2)

A

     

A

           

2

Aride

(6)

          

AL

       

1

Praslin

Anse Kerlan (6)

    

A

 

A

 

A

         

3

 

Vallée de Mai (3)

A

     

A

 

A

A

A

   

A

AL

 

AL

8

 

Fond B’Offay (1)

A

       

A

         

2

 

Côte d’Or (0)

    

L

 

Aa

 

L

 

L

 

AbL

     

5

 

Marie Jeanne (1)

    

A

 

A

  

A

  

A

     

4

 

Grande Anse (1)

A

   

L

   

AL

   

A

     

4

 

Airport (0)

    

AaL

   

L

 

L

       

3

La Digue

La Passe (4)

A

   

A

   

A

 

A

      

A

5

 

La Veuve Réserve (2)

A

   

L

   

A

A

A

 

A

   

A

L

8

 

L’Union (6)

A

  

A

  

A

 

A

 

AL

       

5

Aldabra-Picard

Research station area (9)

Aa,b

AL

Ab

  

AbL

    

A

A

      

6

Aldabra-Malabar

Middle camp (4)

Aa

AaL

AaL

  

Aa,bL

     

AL

      

5

Aldabra-Grande Terre

Takamaka Grove (4)

Aa

AaL

   

Aa,bL

 

A

          

4

 

Cinq Cases (4)

 

AL

Aa

  

A

    

L

       

4

 

Anse Maïs (3)

 

A

A

  

A

 

A

 

A

 

A

      

6

Assomption

Houses and airport (4)

 

A

A

       

AL

       

3

Total of positive sites

 

10

6

5

1

9

5

6

2

13

4

13

3

6

1

1

1

2

5

93

  1. a Some adult mosquito recorded alighting on and biting humans.
  2. b Some adult mosquito recorded alighting on and biting Aldabra tortoises.
  3. Most adult mosquitoes were collected using CDC light-traps. Culex antennatus and Culex sunyaniensis were previously unrecorded in the Seychelles.