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Table 2.

Summary information on the 235 mosquito species that occur in Madagascar.

  Biology of each species on Madagascar
Pathogens associated with each species
Genus Species Unknown stages Endemicity Specific climatic domain Host preferences Larval habitats Madagascar Africa
Anopheles coustani GF A, N BABV£, PERV, RVFV, WNV, F
Anopheles fuscicolor X A, N BABV£, PERV£, RVFV£, F
Anopheles tenebrosus O, N, C, W A, N P
Anopheles arabiensis GF
Anopheles brunnipes W, E A, N WNV
Anopheles cydippis T, A, N
Anopheles flavicosta A, N V, F, P
Anopheles funestus A, N V
Anopheles gambiae GF
Anopheles grassei X W, S N P
Anopheles grenieri F M X E A, N
Anopheles griveaudi M L X C
Anopheles lacani M X C, E N
Anopheles maculipalpis GF A, N WNV F, P*
Anopheles mascarensis X° GF A, N NGAV, F, P
Anopheles merus W, S N P
Anopheles milloti X N
Anopheles notleyi X N, E N
Anopheles pauliani X GF A, N RVFV£, WNV, F
Anopheles pharoensis A, N V, F, P*
Anopheles pretoriensis GF A, N V, P*
Anopheles radama X O, N, W, E N
Anopheles ranci X N, E A, N
Anopheles roubaudi X E N
Anopheles rufipes GF A, N V, P°
Anopheles squamosus Z A, N ANDV, BTV, RVFV, F V
Aedeomyia madagascarica F M X E, W O WNV
Aedeomyia pauliani L X E P
Aedeomyia furfurea E, C, W P
Aedes albocephalus O, N, W, S, E GF N
Aedes albodorsalis M L X W, E A
Aedes argenteopunctatus E, C A N DBV V, Nem
Aedes dalzieli W, S N V, Nem
Aedes domesticus E N V
Aedes durbanensis S, W N V
Aedes fowleri W, S, E, C A, N V, Set
Aedes masoalensis M L X E A MgV
Aedes mathioti M L X E A
Aedes natronius S V
Aedes fryeri W, S A N V£
Aedes coulangesi L X W, N, S A
Aedes grassei L X E
Aedes madagascarensis L X O, N, W, C, E A WNV
Aedes sylvaticus F L X E
Aedes tiptoni X A P
Aedes vittatus O, W, C, E, S A A, N V
Aedes scatophagoides S N
Aedes mucidus E
Aedes albiradius M L X W, C, S
Aedes belleci X E N
Aedes circumluteolus W, E, C A N WNV V
Aedes fontenillei L X E N
Aedes nigropterum L X E
Aedes sylvaticum L X N, E
Aedes ambreensis M L X N A MMP 158 Virus
Aedes cartroni L X° W, S, N, E A N MgV
Aedes lambrechti O, N N
Aedes moucheti F L X O, W, C, E, S N
Aedes aegypti A T, P BABV, MMP 158, WNV V
Aedes albopictus A T, P BABV V
Aedes brygooi X O, N, W, S, C P
Aedes interruptus L X E, C T
Aedes monetus X° N, W, S, E P
Aedes phillipi X O, E, W, N, C P
Coquillettidia grandidieri X W, E, C GF N RVFV£
Coquillettidia metallica W, E, C A V, Pµ
Coquillettidia rochei L X W, E, C A
Culex antennatus GF A, N V, F, Pµ
Culex argenteopunctatus X C, E N
Culex carleti X° O, E A P
Culex comorensis X° C, E P, T, N
Culex decens GF P, A, N BABV, WNV V
Culex demeilloni M F X C
Culex duttoni O, C N V
Culex grahamii C
Culex guiarti E A N V, Pµ
Culex neavei C V, Pµ
Culex perfidiosus E A, N
Culex pipiens C, W GF T, A V, Pµ
Culex quasiguiarti C, E, S
Culex quinquefasciatus GF T WN, BABV, PERV, F V, Pµ
Culex scottii L C, E A WNV
Culex simpsoni O, E A T, N RVFV£
Culex sitiens O, W, C V
Culex striatipes E, C A, N
Culex theileri E
Culex tritaeniorhynchus GF A MgV, WNV V, Pµ§
Culex perfuscus O V
Culex trifilatus L W
Culex univittatus W, S, E, C Z A BABV£, MgV V, F, Pµ
Culex ventrilloni L X C
Culex watti O, E N
Culex vansomereni E BABV£, RVFV£ V
Culex weschei C A N V
Culex cinerellus O, E P
Culex cinereus O, W P V
Culex milloti M F X C N
Culex nebulosus O, W, E, C A P V
Culex pandani X E A P
Culex subaequalis F ?
Culex moucheti E V
Culex brenguesi X E N
Culex chauveti X° E, C A N
Culex horridus W, C P
Culex insignis O
Culex kingianus W, E P, N
Culex rubinotus O, E P V
Culex sunyaniensis E P, N
Culex wigglesworthi E
Culex salisburiensis/coursi M F X E A
Culex salisburiensis/salisburiensis C
Culex seyrigi X C N
Culex aurantapex M E A
Culex annulioris E, C, S RVFV£
Culex bitaeniorhynchus W, E, C, S GF A, N   V, Pµ* §
Culex giganteus X C, E, W, S GF A, N
Culex poicilipes W, C, E GF A, N V, F, Pµ
Eretmapodites oedipodeios L E V
Eretmapodites plioleucus L O, E  
Eretmapodites quinquevittatus A P, N MgV V
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes E A$ V
Ficalbia uniformis E, C N  
Ficalbia circumtestacea E, W  
Hodgesia Hodgesiasp E A N  
Lutzia tigripes O, W, E, C T, A, N V
Mansonia africana W A F, V
Mansonia uniformis W, S, E, C GF A, N BABV, PERV, RVFV, WNV, F V, Pµ
Mimomyia martinei M L X E
Mimomyia mediolineata W, E A N
Mimomyia aurata X C, E A P
Mimomyia bernardi X E P
Mimomyia beytouti X E P
Mimomyia brygooi F X E P
Mimomyia collessi X E
Mimomyia jeansottei X E P
Mimomyia levicastilloi M F X E P
Mimomyia longicornis X E P
Mimomyia marksae X E P
Mimomyia mattinglyi F X E P
Mimomyia milloti X C P
Mimomyia ramalai M X C P
Mimomyia roubaudi X W, E P
Mimomyia spinosa X E P
Mimomyia stellata X E P
Mimomyia vansomerenae M F X O P
Mimomyia hispida C A, N
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis W, E N
Mimomyia plumosa O, E N
Mimomyia splendens W, E N
Orthopodomyia ambremontis F X N P
Orthopodomyia ankaratrensis M F X C P
Orthopodomyia fontenillei X C, E P
Orthopodomyia milloti X C, E P
Orthopodomyia rajaonariveloi M L X E
Orthopodomyia ravaonjanaharyi X N P
Orthopodomyia rodhaini L X E P
Orthopodomyia vernoni X W, E P, T
Toxorhynchites brunhesi X E
Toxorhynchites fontenillei F L X E P
Toxorhynchites grjebinei X E P
Toxorhynchites lemuriae M L X E P
Toxorhynchites madagascarensis X E P
Toxorhynchites pauliani M L X E P
Uranotaenia albimanus L X E P  
Uranotaenia albinotata X E P  
Uranotaenia ambodimanga L X E P  
Uranotaenia antalahaensis M L X E P  
Uranotaenia apicosquamata X O, W, E P, N
Uranotaenia bambusicola M X E P
Uranotaenia belkini X E P
Uranotaenia bicincta F X O, E P
Uranotaenia bifasciata M X E N
Uranotaenia bosseri X E P
Uranotaenia boussesi M F X E P
Uranotaenia breviseta F L X E P
Uranotaenia brumpti X E P, N
Uranotaenia brunhesi X E P
Uranotaenia cachani X C, E P
Uranotaenia carcinicola X E N
Uranotaenia combesi X W, E, C, S T, P, N
Uranotaenia contrastata M L X E P
Uranotaenia cornuta M X E P
Uranotaenia damasei M F X E P
Uranotaenia donai M F X E P
Uranotaenia douceti X O, W, E P
Uranotaenia fulgens M X E P
Uranotaenia grenieri X C, E P, N
Uranotaenia grjebinei X E P
Uranotaenia haddowi X O, N, W, E P
Uranotaenia hervyi X E P
Uranotaenia hirsuta M F X W N
Uranotaenia kraussi X N, C P
Uranotaenia laffosseae N, E P
Uranotaenia lavieri M F X O, N, E P
Uranotaenia legoffi X E P
Uranotaenia longitubus M F X E P
Uranotaenia lousthei M F X E P
Uranotaenia madagascarensis X E P  
Uranotaenia manakaraensis L X E P
Uranotaenia nigricephala X E P
Uranotaenia nigripleura L X E P
Uranotaenia pallidipleura L X E P
Uranotaenia pauliani M F X C P
Uranotaenia pilosa F X C, E P
Uranotaenia pseudoalbimanus X E P
Uranotaenia pseudoshillitonis X C, E P
Uranotaenia ravenalaphila M F X E P
Uranotaenia ravenalicola X E P
Uranotaenia scutostriata X E P
Uranotaenia spinitubus M F X E P
Uranotaenia spinosa M X E P
Uranotaenia spiraculata   X E P
Uranotaenia tricolor M F X E P
Uranotaenia tridentata M F X E P
Uranotaenia tsaratananae X N, E P
Uranotaenia alba E A
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis W, E N
Uranotaenia albocephala M X E P
Uranotaenia andavakae   X° W, C, E A, N
Uranotaenia anopheloides   X° W, C, E P
Uranotaenia argentipleura L X O, W, S N
Uranotaenia balfouri     O, W, C, E A, N
Uranotaenia bidentata M F X E  
Uranotaenia connali L   E  
Uranotaenia dumonti M F X C N
Uranotaenia geniculata X E P
Uranotaenia grassei M X E N
Uranotaenia hamoni X W, C, E A, N
Uranotaenia hebrardi X W, C, E A, N
Uranotaenia joucouri M F X E
Uranotaenia lebiedi L X E
Uranotaenia madagascarica X E N
Uranotaenia mayottensis X° W, E, S N
Uranotaenia moramangae X C, E, S N
Uranotaenia neireti X C, E
Uranotaenia roberti M F X E N

M: male, F: female, L: larva (only the information about the stages of development routinely used in taxonomy are indicated: adult and larva).

°

Endemic in Madagascar and Comoros archipelagos specific bioclimatic domains, W: west, C: center, E: east, N: north, S: south, O: Sambirano (in case of presence in all climatic domains the response remained blank).

?

The locality where this species was collected was not well specified.

O: ornitophile, Z: zoophile, (ruminants), A: anthropophilic, GF: general feeder (Z, O, A). A: terrestrial water accumulation associated with agricultural activity, N: natural larval habitats associated with terrestrial habitat, P: phytotelmata (bamboo, tree hole, leaf axils), T: artificial containers (small plastic receptacles, tires, drums, cans, sewage) water accumulation (temporary or not). F: filariasis, PERV: Périnet virus, RVFV: Rift Valley fever virus, WNV: West Nile virus, BABV: Babanki virus, P: Plasmodium parasite, NGAV: Ngari virus, ANDV: Andasibe virus, DBV: Dakar Bat virus, BTV: Bluetongue virus, MgV: Mengo virus.

£

mixed batch of mosquito species.

V: virus (arbovirus or not).

*

Presence of at least an oocyst stage of Plasmodium. μ = avian plasmodium.

$

On Comoros island.

§

In Japan.

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