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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and medical importance in Koh Kong mangrove forests, Cambodia Cover

Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and medical importance in Koh Kong mangrove forests, Cambodia

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|Jun 2022

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Figure 1

Location of the 3 different sampling sites on Koh Kong. The inset in white represents Cambodia, showing the general location of Kho Kong (red square). Site 1: Koh Sralau island, 1.43 km SSW of Sralau village (11°4502N, 103°0645E, WGS84). Site 2: Koh Kapi, 1 km E of the city (11°4544N, 103°0207E, WGS84). Site 3: Koh Moul island, 2.5 km S and 7.2 km SW of Koh Kapi and Koh Sralau, respectively (11°4329N, 103°0063E, WGS84), and a beach nearby (11°4306N, 103°0129E, WGS84). Modified from Google Maps version 10.66.1 (imagery date November 1, 2019); imagery and data attributions: imagery CNES/Airbus, Landsat/Copernicus, Maxar Technologies, ©2022 TerraMetrics; map data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO ©2022 Google.

Figure 2

Meteorological conditions in Koh Kong province in 2019. Climate data were obtained from climateengine.org. Temperatures (solid line) were gathered from Terraclimate and CFSR satellite data, and precipitation (gray bars) from CHIRPS satellite data.

List and total number of mosquitoes species collected in Koh Kong province

Mosquito speciesKoh SralauKoh KapiKoh MoulTotal



SeasonDryRainyDryRainyDryRainy
Aedes (5 species) 141
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) 9 1 10
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894)16131214
Aedes (Lorrainea) amesii (Ludlow, 1903) 4 4
Aedes (Rhinoskusea) longirostris (Leicester, 1908) 30 30
Aedes (Phagomyia) prominens (Barraud, 1923) 1 1
Aedes sp.841131 182

Anopheles (2 species) 42

Anopheles (Anopheles) baezai Gater, 193424 1 7
Anopheles (Cellia) indefinitus Ludlow, 19041 1
Anopheles sp.1320 134

Armigeres (1 species) 5

Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus (Coquillett, 1898)11 1 3
Armigeres sp.11 2

Coquilletidia (3 species) 66

Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) crassipes (van der Wulp, 1881)11 9 11
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) nigrosignata (Edwards, 1917) 51 51
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) ochracea (Theobald, 1903) 2 2 4

Culex (11 species) 2571

Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901113 14
Culex (Eumelanomyia) brevipalpis (Giles, 1902) 1 12
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907 21 1 22
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901 6 1 7
Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi (Leicester, 1908) 1 1
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 18231 1
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) reidi Colless, 1965 6 6
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 682 1103 891874
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 19013 3
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901271202308582472
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) wilfredi Colless, 1965 37 7 44
Culex sp.8109134 125

Heizmannia (1 species) 1

Heizmannia sp. 1 1

Mansonia (4 species) 120

Mansonia (Mansonioides) bonneae Edwards, 1930 81 1 82
Mansonia (Mansonioides) dives (Schiner, 1868)211 13
Mansonia (Mansonioides) indiana Edwards, 1930 6 6

Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis (Theobald, 1901)2 2
Mansonia sp.215 17

Mimomyia (3 species) 8

Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) elegans (Taylor, 1914) 1 1
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) hybrida (Leicester, 1908)13 4
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) luzonensis (Ludlow, 1905) 3 3

Uranotaenia (3 species) 110

Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) hirsutifemora Peters, 1964 6 6
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) metatarsata Edwards, 1914 1 1
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) rampae Peyton & Klein, 1970 9 53 971
Uranotaenia sp.120124432

Verrallina (1 species) 43

Verrallina (Verrallina) dux (Dyar & Shannon, 1925) 5 5
Verrallina sp. 14 620

Unknown1323 18

Grand total8913142371333191153107

Number of species12282134634
Number of species per collection site32 13 7
Shannon index1.71.50.090.060.90.7
Shannon index1.6 0.9 0.9
Simpson index0.70.60.030.30.40.3
Simpson index0.6 0.4 0.4

List of medically important mosquito species in Koh Kong

Mosquito speciesPotential vectorsReferences
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)DENV, ZIKV, CHYKV, WNV, YFV[26, 27, 28]
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894)DENV, ZIKV, CHYKV, JEV, WNV[26, 27, 28]

Anopheles (Cellia) indefinitus Ludlow 1904MAL[26, 29]

Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus (Coquillett, 1898)JEV, FILWB[26, 27, 30]

Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901JEV, FILBM, FILWB[26, 30]
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907JEV[26, 30]
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901JEV[26, 27, 30]
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823ZIKV, JEV, WNV[26, 27, 30]
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828FILBM, JEV[26, 30, 31, 32]
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901JEV[26, 27, 30]
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901JEV[26, 27, 30]

Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis (Theobald, 1901)WNV[26]
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2022-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1875-855X | Journal ISSN: 1905-7415
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 129
Published on: Jun 30, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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