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Table 1 Frequency and percentage of each mosquito species with information on the frequency/percentage of detected host-feeding groups (birds, non-human mammals, humans and reptiles) and number of detected host species

From: Host-feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes in Iran

Mosquito species

No. (%) of blood-fed mosquito specimens

No. (%) of blood meals taken on humans

No. (%) of blood meals taken on non-human mammals

No. (%) of blood meals taken on birds

No. (%) of blood meals taken on reptiles

No. of host groups

No. of host species

Culex pipiens pipiens f. pipiens

305 (55.7)

143 (46.8)

87 (28.5)

73 (23.9)

2 (0)

4

10

Culex theileri

60 (10.9)

12 (3.9)

43 (14)

5 (1.6)

0 (0)

3

7

Culex sitiens

51 (9.3)

19 (6.2)

29 (9.5)

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

3

7

Culex perexiguus

29 (5.3)

15 (4.9)

11 (3.6)

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

3

6

Anopheles superpictus

25 (4.6)

4 (1.3)

19 (6.2)

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

3

6

Anopheles maculipennis (s.l.)

15 (2.7)

3 (0.9)

12 (3.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2

2

Culex pipiens pipiens form pipiens × molestus

14 (2.6)

6 (1.9)

5 (1.6)

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

3

5

Anopheles hyrcanus

12 (2.2)

6 (1.9)

5 (1.6)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

3

4

Anopheles stephensi

10 (1.8)

2 (0.6)

8 (2.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2

3

Culex pipiens cf. quinquefasciatus

7 (1.3)

6 (1.9)

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

2

2

Culex pipiens pipiens f. molestus

4 (0.7)

2 (0.6)

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2

2

Anopheles claviger

3 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

3

3

Anopheles dthali

3 (0.5)

0 (0)

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

1

Culex mimeticus

3 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2

2

Culex tritaeniorhynchus

2 (0.4)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

2

2

Aedes caspius

1 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

1

Anopheles apoci

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

1

Anopheles fluviatilis (s.l.)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

1

Anopheles marteri

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

1

Anopheles plumbeus

1 (0.2)

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

1