Table 1.
Density and diversity of the Diptera assemblages in the different caves.
| AD (sp/t/d) | S | Shannon index (H) | Estimated NS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culicidae | ||||
| Kessipoughou | 6.8 | 9 | 0.45 | 0.5 |
| Djibilong | 7.1 | 40 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
| Faucon | 39.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Zadie | 0.2 | 4 | 0.7 | 6 |
| Siyou | 4.2 | 8 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Itsoulou | 19.9 | 5 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Total** | — | 52 | — | 21.1 |
| Phlebotominae | ||||
| Kessipoughou | 1.3 | 6 | 0. 09 | 1.5 |
| Djibilong | 4.8 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Faucon | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Zadie | 0.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 8 |
| Siyou | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itsoulou | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total** | — | 11 | — | 4.5 |
| Ceratopogonidae | ||||
| Kessipoughou | 1.1 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 |
| Djibilong | 0.6 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Faucon | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Zadie | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Siyou | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Itsoulou | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Total** | — | 5 | — | 0 |
| All Diptera groups | ||||
| Kessipoughou | 9.2 | 17 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Djibilong | 12.5 | 52 | 1.3 | 15.1 |
| Faucon | 39.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Zadie | 0.7 | 9 | 0.9 | 21 |
| Siyou | 7.2 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Itsoulou | 24.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Total** | — | 68 | — | 41.6 |
The number of sampling events was 44 in both Kessipoughou and Djibilong caves, 4 in Faucon, Zadie and Itsoulou caves, and 2 in Siyou cave. —, not applicable” or not calculated data; **“Total” refers to the total number of collected species for the species richness (S), and to the sum of non-sampled (NS) species for the NS column in all caves; AD, apparent density (number of specimens collected per trap and per day; sp/t/d); H, diversity index.