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Table 1 Mosquito species, their numbers and percentage composition within the Mara river basin

From: Spatial distribution and habitat characterization of mosquito species during the dry season along the Mara River and its tributaries, in Kenya and Tanzania

Mosquito species

No. mosquitoes

% composition

An. gambiae s.s.

1038

25.9

An. arabiensis

973

24.3

Cx. quinquefasciatus

761

19.0

Cx. pipiens complex

420

10.5

An. coustani complex

321

8.0

An. maculpalpis

145

3.6

An. funestus s.s.

140

3.5

Unidentified An. funestus

50

1.3

An. azamiae

45

1.1

An. phaorensis

44

1.1

An. hamoni

28

0.7

An. rivulorum

15

0.4

An. christyi

12

0.3

Aedes spp.

5

0.1

An. ardensis

2

0.05

An. faini

1

0.02

An. sergeti

1

0.02

Total

4001

100.0