Table 1 Cumulative maximum monthly abundance [number of Culicoides (percentage)] by trap (two light- and horse-baited traps) and by site collected over the year (from July 2011 to October 2012) in the Niayes area of Senegal

C. oxystoma

5,414 (66.65)

199 (75.95)

22,888 (69.94)

9,290 (97.37)

1,381 (3.11)

8 (2.33)

1,476 (49.27)

12 (35.29)

910 (38.91)

373 (65.10)

41,951 (41.39)

1

C. kingi

128 (1.58)

3 (1.15)

4,073 (12.45)

104 (1.09)

34,894 (78.56)

148 (43.02)

139 (4.64)

74 (3.16)

3 (0.52)

39,566 (80.43)

2

C. imicola

261 (3.21)

5 (1.91)

3,718 (11.36)

90 (0.94)

4,588 (10.33)

58 (16.86)

558 (18.62)

17 (50.00)

702 (30.01)

157 (27.40)

10,154 (90.45)

3

C. enderleini

1,021 (12.57)

4 (1.53)

1,165 (3.56)

40 (0.42)

1,279 (2.88)

3 (0.87)

325 (10.85)

1 (2.94)

152 (6.50)

2 (0.35)

3,992 (94.39)

4

C. nivosus

451 (5.55)

10 (3.82)

306 (0.94)

267 (0.6)

9 (2.62)

297 (9.91)

2 (5.88)

80 (3.42)

2 (0.35)

1,424 (95.79)

5

C. austeni

303 (3.73)

27 (10.31)

1 (<0.01)

559 (1.26)

87 (25.29)

6 (0.26)

983 (96.76)

6

C. similis

134 (1.65)

3 (1.15)

169 (0.52)

3 (0.03)

271 (0.61)

64 (2.14)

48 (2.05)

1 (0.17)

693 (97.44)

7

C. gambiae

1 (0.01)

34 (0.10)

450 (1.01)

7 (2.03)

3 (0.10)

6 (0.26)

501 (97.94)

8

C. moreli

4 (0.05)

101 (0.31)

8 (0.08)

215 (0.48)

16 (4.65)

28 (0.93)

9 (0.38)

2 (0.35)

383 (98.32)

9

C. bolitinos

3 (0.04)

22 (0.07)

4 (0.04)

82 (0.18)

4 (1.16)

9 (0.30)

1 (2.94)

115 (4.92)

21 (3.66)

261 (98.57)

10

C. distinctipennis

78 (0.96)

64 (0.20)

102 (0.23)

1 (0.29)

10 (0.33)

2 (0.09)

257 (98.83)

11

C. milnei

217 (2.67)

5 (1.91)

4 (0.01)

30 (0.07)

256 (99.08)

12

C. murphyi

55 (0.68)

22 (0.07)

114 (0.26)

1 (0.29)

1 (0.03)

1 (2.94)

4 (0.17)

198 (99.27)

13

C. leucostictus

14 (0.17)

3 (1.15)

68 (0.21)

1 (0.01)

23 (0.05)

50 (1.67)

21 (0.90)

180 (99.45)

14

C. miombo

1 (0.01)

25 (0.08)

56 (0.13)

1 (0.29)

20 (0.67)

48 (2.05)

7 (1.22)

158 (99.61)

15

C. pseudopallidipennis

28 (0.09)

16 (0.04)

4 (0.13)

44 (1.88)

4 (0.70)

96 (99.70)

16

C. hortensis

25 (0.31)

3 (1.15)

33 (0.07)

1 (0.29)

62 (99.76)

17

C. accraensis

2 (0.02)

1 (<0.01)

2 (<0.01)

38 (1.62)

43 (99.81)

18

C. pycnostictus

4 (0.05)

13 (0.04)

6 (0.01)

8 (0.27)

10 (0.43)

41 (99.85)

19

C. translucens

2 (<0.01)

25 (1.07)

27 (99.87)

20

C. pretoriensis

9 (0.03)

16 (0.68)

1 (0.17)

26 (99.90)

21

C. azerbajdzhanicus

2 (0.02)

16 (0.04)

2 (0.07)

5 (0.21)

25 (99.92)

22

C. dekeyseri

20 (0.05)

20 (99.94)

23

C. neavei

9 (0.03)

1 (0.04)

10 (99.95)

24

C. trifasciellus

1 (<0.01)

1 (0.03)

8 (0.34)

10 (99.96)

25

C. nevilli

3 (0.04)

2 (0.01)

1 (0.01)

1 (0.04)

7 (99.97)

26

C. excpectator

5 (0.21)

5 (99.98)

27

C. nigripennis

4 (0.17)

4 (99.98)

28

C. ravus

1 (0.01)

2 (<0.01)

1 (0.03)

4 (99.98)

29

C. robini

1 (0.01)

1 (<0.01)

1 (<0.01)

3 (99.99)

30

C. quinquelineatus

2 (<0.01)

2 (99.99)

31

C. vomensis

2 (0.09)

2 (99.99)

32

C. wansoni

2 (0.01)

2 (99.99)

33

C. clarkei

1 (0.04)

1 (99.99)

34

C. congolensis

1 (<0.01)

1 (99.99)

35

C. dispar

1 (<0.01)

1 (100.00)

36

C. fulvithorax

1 (0.04)

1 (100.00)

37

C. punctithorax

1 (0.04)

1 (100.00)

38

C. sellersi

1 (<0.01)

1 (100.00)

39

C. vicinus

1 (<0.01)

1 (100.00)

40

C. yankari

1 (<0.01)

1 (100.00)

41

8,123

262

32,727

9,541

44,415

344

2,996

34

2,339

573

101, 354