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Table 2 Numbers of Culicoides trapped in the Niayes area of Senegal

From: Seasonal dynamics of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges, potential vectors of African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses in the Niayes area of Senegal

Sites

Mbao

Niague

Parc Hann

Pout

Thies

Total (% of total catch) (n = 354)

(n = 70)

(n = 70)

(n = 70)

(n = 72)

(n = 72)

Culicoides species

F

M

freq

F

M

freq

F

M

freq

F

M

freq

F

M

freq

C. oxystoma*

60579

13603

94.3

1530

707

85.7

10589

3280

100

3087

887

100

2284

805

94.4

97351 (43.33)

C. kingi*

9062

3593

94.3

51803

12672

100

239

41

60.0

209

6

55.5

186

15

55.5

77826 (34.64)

C. imicola*

11328

2769

100

9446

643

100

459

93

94.3

1301

256

97.2

1642

186

100

28123 (12.52)

C. enderleini*

3617

204

88.6

2079

465

100

1812

24

77.1

802

104

77.7

252

20

55.5

9379 (4.17)

C. nivosus*

490

385

88.6

399

103

97.1

808

182

97.1

407

96

80.5

97

80

75.0

3047 (1.36)

C. austeni

2

-

5.7

1062

2

68.6

664

2

68.8

-

-

-

11

-

11.1

1743

C. similis

191

256

60.0

399

138

85.7

145

165

85.7

143

15

61.1

76

39

77.7

1567

C. moreli

222

148

82.85

440

39

68.6

5

6

11.4

43

18

27.7

14

8

27.7

943

C. gambiae

23

47

54.3

650

179

94.3

1

1

5.7

2

1

8.3

7

2

13.8

913

C. bolitinos

66

28

65.7

204

15

80.0

7

-

11.4

26

6

25.0

307

15

69.4

674

C. distinctipennis

126

71

65.7

142

69

80.0

101

61

82.8

12

1

19.4

2

-

-

585

C. milnei

6

-

8.6

20

-

22.8

463

5

45.7

-

-

-

-

-

5.5

494

C. murphyi

34

25

48.6

160

68

91.4

64

54

71.4

1

-

2.7

3

2

13.8

411

Culicoides sp.

68

24

48.6

166

42

34.3

7

1

8.6

10

3

19.4

40

37

61.1

398

C. leucostictus

124

86

85.7

12

27

42.8

16

13

40.0

56

21

44.4

23

16

50.0

394

C. loxodontis

4

7

8.6

25

2

22.8

6

2

14.3

12

3

11.1

140

21

38.8

222

C. pseudopallidipennis

6

28

22.8

14

7

28.6

-

-

-

1

6

13.8

52

28

52.7

142

C. miombo

38

3

17.1

18

2

11.4

-

-

-

4

1

8.3

21

-

16.6

87

C. accraensis

1

-

2.8

1

-

2.8

2

-

2.8

-

-

-

41

34

30.5

79

C. pycnostictus

15

11

31.4

9

2

22.8

5

1

8.6

13

1

25.0

8

5

19.4

70

C. hortensis

-

-

-

33

-

11.4

33

-

20.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

66

C. pretoriensis

1

16

5.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18

19

22.2

54

C. azerbajdzhanicus

-

-

-

25

4

42.8

-

2

5.7

3

-

8.3

7

1

16.6

42

C. translucens

-

-

-

2

-

5.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

12

13.8

30

C. dekeyseri

-

-

-

17

8

28.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

Total

86003

21304

 

68656

15194

 

15426

3933

 

6132

1425

 

5247

1345

 

224665

  1. Numbers of Culicoides captured during the whole trapping period (all nights, n = number of trap-nights) are presented by species and location (F = female, M = male, freq = frequency, n = number of trap-nights). *5 dominant species.