Table 3.

Larval habitat characteristics in Neka County, Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, 2009

	An. claviger	An. maculipennis	An.plumbeus	An. superpictus	Cs.annulata	Cs. longiareolata	Cx. mimeticus	Cx.pipiens	Oc.geniculatus
Habitat status
Permanent	91	95.3	91.3	66.2	82.5	75.1	100	71.6	99
Temporary	9	4.7	8.7	33.8	17.5	24.9	0	28.4	1
Water
Slow running	10	16	20	29.5	10	2	3	30	0
Stagnant	90	84	80	70.5	90	98	87	70	100
Vegetation
Without vegetation	2	2	7.6	20	5	29	19.6	13	0
With vegetation	98	98	92.4	80	95	71	80.4	87	100
Type of bed
Clay	47	1	84.5	50	98	88	66	56	94
Sand	3	17	15.5	20	2	5	30	33	6
Stone or cement	50	82	0	30	0	5	4	11	0
Water status
Opaque	1	40	50	9.1	50	40	40	45	50
Transparent	99	60	50	90.9	50	60	60	55	50
Status Light
Sunny	1	33.2	0	14.7	0	2.26	26.7	37.4	0
Shaded	34	28.4	5	26.1	5	26.9	19.4	18.9	5
Semi-shade	65	38.4	95	59.2	95	70.5	54.9	43.7	95
Habitat type
Natural	99	55	98	89	98	97	70	41	100
Artificial	1	45	2	11	2	3	30	59	0