Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Greek Aegean Islands: ecological approaches

Parasites & Vectors

Table 6 Sand fly distribution according to altitude, relative humidity, temperature and island

Variable	Level	No. of traps	% positive traps	Sand fly distribution in positive traps (abundance)
Variable	Level	No. of traps	% positive traps	No. of sand flies	Mean	Min.	25%	Median	75%	Max.	Interquartile range
Altitude (masl)	0–100	120	65	915	12	1	2	5	10	131	8
	101–200	54	52	909	12	1	2	10	20	236	18
	201–300	44	61	466	12	1	2	8	22	126	20
	301–400	25	76	474	11	2	6	15	28	150	22
	401–500	11	91	35	12	1	2	3	12	45	10
	501–600	8	50	158	13	1	1	3	43	45	42
	600 <	3	0	0	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Relative humidity (%)	20–30	1	1	40	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
	31–40	54	43	405	14	1	2	4	8	164	6
	41–50	59	87	1587	12	1	4	10	20	236	16
	51–60	53	81	573	12	1	2	6	12	50	10
	61–70	49	49	215	12	1	1	2	13	38	12
	71–80	49	63	137	12	1	2	7	14	143	12
Temperature (°C)	15–17	9	57	44	2	1	2	5	7	7	5
	18–20	17	40	26	4	1	1	3	5	11	4
	21–23	36	57	493	11	1	2	9	18	143	16
	24–26	95	56	715	12	1	1	5	18	164	17
	27–29	62	62	1326	13	1	2	5	14	150	12
	30–32	22	95	328	14	1	3	10	42	236	39
	32–34	24	83	22	13	1	3	9	20	98	17
Island	Anafi	14	64	281	21	1	4	11	39	164	35
	Andros	20	60	86	12	1	2	6	10	86	8
	Folegandros	18	33	9	1	1	1	1	2	3	1
	Ikaria	26	58	206	13	1	3	5	22	45	19
	Karpathos	33	58	549	22	1	4	10	23	143	19
	Leros	18	100	199	14	1	3	7	8	50	5
	Milos	29	66	131	10	1	2	3	18	41	16
	Nisyros	28	100	1219	14	1	9	18	45	236	36
	Patmos	21	76	110	13	1	2	4	10	20	8
	Santorini	28	18	17	1	1	2	2	6	8	4
	Sifnos	30	70	150	10	1	1	4	10	29	9

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