TABLE 2.

Relationship of the number of virus species with vector group, biting activity of vector, and ecological characteristics of habitat per virus family^a

Arbovirus family	No. of species
	Mosquitoes		Sand flies	Midges	Ticks	Vertebrates
	Nocturnal	Diurnal				Diurgnal		Nocturnal
						Terrestrial	Canopy	Terrestrial	Canopy
Flaviviridae	4	4	0	0	0	6	6	6	6
Togaviridae	6	6	0	0	1	6	7	5	5
Bunyaviridae	37	19	2	2	2	13	17	21	17
Reoviridae	8	5	51	0	0	0	1	2	0
Rhabdoviridae	3	3	3	0	0	4	2	1	1

^aReproduced from reference 67 with minor modifications with permission.