Species composition of mosquito fauna in Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia.
The adult population and species composition of mosquitoes collected in Ranau, Sabah are described. A total of 5956 mosquitoes representing 8 genera and 41 species were collected using human landing catch, indoor and outdoor. Anopheles maculatus was the most common species (15.6%) followed by Culex quinquefasciatus (12.8%), Culex pseudovishnui (12.1%), Anopheles balabacensis (11.1%), Culex vishnui (9.7%), Aedes vexans (9.6%), Culex tritaeniorhyncus (6.6%), Anopheles donaldi (5.6%) and others in very small percentage.
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Medical Entomology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur. rohania@imr.gov.my
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Abdullah
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Tanrang
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification; D003465:Culex / Q000145:classification; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification*; D008296:Malaysia