Table 4 Characteristics of species groups involved in malaria parasite transmission in Cameroon
Species complex/group | No. of species in the group | Present in Cameroon | Resting behaviour | Feeding behaviour | Role in malaria parasite transmission in Cameroon | Geographical distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An. gambiae complex | 9 | An. gambiae | Endo/exophilic | Anthropophilic | High | Countrywide |
An. coluzzii | Endo/exophilic | Anthropophilic | High | Countrywide | ||
An. arabiensis | Exophilic | Anthropozoophilic | High | Sahelian and savannah | ||
An. melas | Exophilic | Anthropophilic | Unknown | Coastal | ||
An. funestus group | 11 | An. funestus | endophilic | Anthropophilic | High | Countrywide |
An. leesoni | Exophilic | Anthropophilic | Minor | Countrywide | ||
An. rivulorum | Exophilic | Zoophilic | Unknown | Dry savannah | ||
An. rivulorum-like | Exophilic | Zoophilic | Unknown | Dry savannah | ||
An. nili group | 4 | An. nili | Exophilic | Anthropozoophilic | High | Countrywide |
An. ovengensis | Exophilic | Anthropozoophilic | Moderate | Forest | ||
An. carnevalei | Exophilic | More zoophilic | Minor | Forest | ||
An. somalicus | Exophilic | Zoophilic | None | Forest | ||
An. moucheti group | 3 | An. moucheti | Endophilic/ exophilic | Anthropophilic | High | Forest |
An. coustani group | 8 | An. coustani | Exophilic | More zoophilic | Moderate | Countrywide |
An. ziemanni | Exophilic | More zoophilic | Moderate | Countrywide | ||
An. paludis | Exophilic | Anthropophilic | Moderate | Forest | ||
An. namibiensis | Exophilic | Anthropophilic | Unknown | Forest | ||
An. obscurus | Exophilic | Zoophilic | Unknown | Forest | ||
An. marshalli-hancocki group | 12 | An. marshallii | Exophilic | More zoophilic | Minor | Forest |
An. hancocki | Exophilic | Anthropophilic | Minor | Forest | ||
An. brohieri | Exophilic | Zoophilic | Unknown | Savannah | ||
An. wellcomei | Exophilic | More zoophilic | Minor | Forest | ||
An. njombiensis | Exophilic | Zoophilic | None | Forest | ||
An. hargreavsi | Exophilic | Zoophilic | None | Forest | ||
An. pharoensis | 1 | An. pharoensis | Exophilic | Anthropozoophilic | Moderate | Sahelian and savannah |
An. rufipes group | 2 | An. rufipes | Exophilic | Anthropozoophilic | Moderate | Sahelian and savannah |