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Table 3 Anopheles mosquito larval species composition in different habitats in the study area (November 2014–October 2016)

From: Anopheles larval species composition and characterization of breeding habitats in two localities in the Ghibe River Basin, southwestern Ethiopia

Larval species

Habitat type

 

Swamps

Borrow pits

Hoof prints

Pools at river edge

Rain pools

Pools in drying river beds

Rock pools

Tire tracks

Total

Darge

 An. gambiae (s.l.)

20 (35.1)

151 (100)

67 (100)

1134 (99.3)

362 (99.7)

298 (100)

129 (99.2)

156 (99.4)

2317

 An. christyi

–

–

–

11 (0.9)

–

–

1 (0.8)

1 (0.6)

13

 An. pharoensis

30 (52.6)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

30

 An. coustani

3 (5.3)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

 An. concolor

2 (3.5)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2

 An. pretoriensis

–

–

–

–

1 (0.3)

–

–

–

1

 An. nili

1 (1.8)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

 An. ardensis

1 (1.8)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

 Total

57 (100)

151 (100)

67 (100)

1145 (100)

363 (100)

298 (100)

130 (100)

157 (100)

2368

Ghibe

 An. gambiae (s.l.)

2 (66.7)

88 (96.7)

179 (100)

381 (80.9)

107 (92.2)

NA

–

255 (99.6)

1012

 An. christyi

–

–

–

81 (17.2)

5 (4.3)

NA

1 (100)

1 (0.4)

88

 An. pharoensis

1 (33.3)

3 (3.3)

–

2 (0.4)

3 (2.6)

NA

–

–

9

 An. rivulorum

–

–

–

6 (1.3)

–

NA

–

–

6

 An. pretoriensis

–

–

–

–

1 (0.9)

NA

–

–

1

 An. demeilloni

–

–

–

1 (0.2)

–

NA

–

–

1

 Total

3 (100)

91 (100)

179 (100)

471 (100)

116 (100)

NA

1 (100)

256

1117

  1. Values in parenthesis indicate % of total specimens identified in each habitat type