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Table 2 Mosquito densities in the three surveyed districts of Portugal, from July 2011 to May 2013

From: First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal

Mosquito species

District

Coimbra

Santarém

Setúbal

CDC

IR

CDC

IR

CDC

IR

mean (SD); median (Q1-Q3)

mean (SD); median (Q1-Q3)

mean (SD); median (Q1-Q3)

mean (SD); median (Q1-Q3)

mean (SD); median (Q1-Q3)

mean (SD); median (Q1-Q3)

Cx. theileri

16.3 (59.5); 0 (0–0)

10.9 (48.6); 0 (0–0)

138.4 (622.8); 1.5 (0–15.3)

7.2 (21.4); 0 (0–6)

6.2 (12.8); 1 (0–4)

4.7 (9.2); 0 (0–6.4)

Cx. pipiens s.l.

4.8 (7.7); 0 (0–8)

4.4 (7.5); 0 (0–6)

39.2 (70.9); 15 (5–42.5)

26.6 (54.7); 0 (0–34.7)

7.4 (8.9); 2.5 (0–12.3)

51.9 (62.8); 18 (0–84)

Ae. caspius

3.5 (11.5); 0 (0–2)

2.1 (5.8); 0 (0–0)

11.9 (71.3); 0 (0–0)

0.3 (1.3); 0 (0–0)

2.8 (4.4); 1 (0–2.5)

2.0 (5.5); 0 (0–0)

An. maculipennis s.l.

0.2 (0.5); 0 (0–0)

30.8 (117.4); 0 (0–0)

0.5 (1.5); 0 (0–0)

85.3 (187.2); 0 (0–30)

0.1 (0.2); 0 (0–0)

31.6 (69.9); 0 (0–30)

Total mosquitoes

25.2 (66.4); 3 (0–13.5)

48.8 (133.9); 6 (0–17.8)

199.2 (759.5); 22 (10.5-61)

122.5 (196.3); 42 (0–118.5)

17.4 (22.5); 12 (1.5-20.8)

90.8 (79.5); 72 (27–134.4)

  1. Mean, standard deviation (SD) and medians and interquartile interval (Q1-Q3), of the most abundant species, as well as their total, are presented according to collecting method. CDC: CDC traps, mosquito/trap-night; IR: indoor resting, mosquito/collector-hour.