Figure 5. Diagrammatic representation of the known distribution of the 44 mosquito species occurring on Mayotte.

Four species are considered as endemic to Mayotte and three others endemic to the greater Comoros Archipelago. Most species occur on Madagascar and the African continent, and of biogeographic interest, 10 are shared with Madagascar and one with the African continent. Culex sp. A is not listed as its specific identification needs further documentation (see Text S1). Species are listed in alphabetic order.