Faunistic inventory of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Mauritius island, Indian Ocean: diversity and spatial distribution of species of veterinary interest

Nineteen farms were selected to cover a diversity of hosts and environments. The traps were operational from dusk to dawn, with a single night capture per site.

This work updated the faunistic inventory of the genus Culicoides of veterinary interest in Mauritius and established a list of 4 Afrotropical species known to be vectors and distributed on the island. The abundance of Culicoides was relatively low as compared to mainland Africa, but in the range of other islands in the south-west Indian ocean region.