Table 1 Species diversity of larval mosquitoes across four ecological zones in Baringo County
Species | Highland | Lowland | Midland | Riverine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
An. gambiae (s.l.) | 37 | 228 | 275 | 76 |
An. pharoensis | 37 | 595 | 331 | 211 |
An. coustani | 7 | 45 | 31 | 1 |
An. funestus (s.l.) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Cx. pipiens | 538 | 116 | 216 | 19 |
Cx. quinquefasciatus | 823 | 865 | 289 | 190 |
Cx. annulioris | 108 | 125 | 658 | 78 |
Cx. poicilipes | 128 | 34 | 60 | 10 |
Cx. tigripes | 95 | 34 | 26 | 0 |
Cx. dutoni | 131 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
Ae. taylori | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ae. aegypti | 18 | 1083 | 8 | 0 |
Ae. africanus | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Mansonia spp. pupae | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Cx. univittatus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Cx. vansomereni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
An. rufipes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
No. of species | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Simpsonʼs index (1-D) | 0.9154 | 0.9143 | 0.897 | 0.8597 |
Shannonʼs index (H) | 2.539 | 2.536 | 2.327 | 2.085 |
Berger-Parkerʼs index | 0.1271 | 0.1235 | 0.1284 | 0.1893 |