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. 2019 Jul 8;56(6):1734–1738. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz113

Table 1.

Frequency of individual mosquito species with host category and most confident taxon identification

Category Mosquito species No. specimens Taxon level Identification Common name
Amphibian Culex amazonensis Lutz 1 Order Anura Frog
Bird Culex declarator Dyar and Knab 1 Genus Butorides Heron
1 Species Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus (Anseriformes: Anatidae) Black-bellied whistling duck
1 Species Gallus gallus Linneaus (Galliformis: Phasianidae) Domestic chicken
Culex nigripalpus Theobald 1 Species Glaucidium brasilianum Gmelin (Strigiformes: Strigidae) Ferruginous pygmy owl
1 Species Thamnophilus doliatus Linnaeus (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) Barred antshrike
4 Species Dendrocygna autumnalis Black-bellied whistling duck
Human Aedes serratus Theobald 1 Species Homo sapiens Linneaus (Primates: Hominidae) Human
Culex declarator 1 Species Homo sapiens Human
Culex nigripalpus 1 Species Homo sapiens Human
Culex pedroi Sirivanakarn and Belkin 1 Species Homo sapiens Human
Nonhuman mammal Culex caudelli Dyer and Knab 1 Species Caluromys philander Linneaus (Mammalia: Didelphidae) Bare-tailed woolly opossum
1 Species Canis lupus Linneaus (Mammalia: Canidae) Domestic dog
Culex declarator 1 Species Dasyprocta leporina Linnaeus (Mammalia: Dasyproctidae) Red-rumped agouti
1 Species Felis catus Linneaus (Mammalia: Felinae) Domestic cat
1 Class Mammalia Mammal
2 Order Rodentia Rodent
11 Species Canis lupis familiaris Domestic dog
Culex nigripalpus 1 Species Caluromys philander Bare-tailed woolly opossum
1 Species Canis lupis familiaris Domestic dog
1 Species Mazama americana Erxleben (Mammalia: Cervidae) Red brocket
1 Order Rodentia Rodent
1 Species Uroderma bilobatum Peters (Mammalia: Phyllostomidae) Tent-making bat
2 Species Bos taurus Linnaeus (Mammalia: Bovidae) Cow
Culex spissipes Theobald 1 Species Canis lupis familiaris Domestic dog
Psorophora albipes Theobald 1 Species Felis catus Domestic cat
Reptile Culex declarator 1 Species Rhinoclemmys punctularia Daudin (Reptilia: Geoemydidae) Spotted-legged turtle