Table 1.

Cx. pipiens and Ae. caspius engorged and analysed for the different Plasmodium lineages found in house sparrows

Mosquito species	Plasmodium lineages	Clade	N house sparrows	Engorged mosquitoes	Alive until 13 dpe	Head-thorax positive/analysed	Saliva positive/analysed
Cx. pipiens	P. relictum SGS1	A	15	112	63a	21/60	2/21
	P. relictum GRW11	A	4	35	33	14/33	2/14
	Plasmodium COLL1	B	6	23	20	8/20	2/8
	Plasmodium PADOM01	B	2	13	13	8/13	5/8
Ae. caspius	P. relictum SGS1	A	11	58	22	0/22	–
	P. relictum GRW11	A	2	30	14	0/14	–
	Plasmodium COLL1	B	2	17	8	0/8	–
	Plasmodium PADOM01	B	2	7	1	0/1	–

The number of individual house sparrows infected with each Plasmodium lineage is shown.

^aThree mosquitoes fed on birds infected with P. relictum escaped.