Mean number of <i>Anopheles funestus</i> s.l <i>and Anopheles arabiensis</i> mosquitoes caught per house per night.

<p>Y error bars represent the 2-standard errors of the mean.</p

Map of the study area, showing the villages and households in Ulanga district where the study was conducted.

<p>Map of the study area, showing the villages and households in Ulanga district where the study was conducted.</p

Distribution of <i>Plasmodium</i> infected <i>An</i>. <i>funestus</i> and <i>An</i>. <i>arabiensis</i>.

<p>Distribution of <i>Plasmodium</i> infected <i>An</i>. <i>funestus</i> and <i>An</i>. <i>arabiensis</i>.</p

Examples of other localities where <i>Anopheles funestus</i> mosquitoes have been demonstrated to mediate most of the residual malaria transmission, and where control programs targeting <i>An</i>. <i>funestus</i> with effective interventions, could drastically reduce local transmission.

<p>Examples of other localities where <i>Anopheles funestus</i> mosquitoes have been demonstrated to mediate most of the residual malaria transmission, and where control programs targeting <i>An</i>. <i>funestus</i> with effective interventions, could drastically reduce local transmission.</p

Monthly variations in the composition of sibling species of <i>Anopheles funestus</i> group in the study area.

<p>Monthly variations in the composition of sibling species of <i>Anopheles funestus</i> group in the study area.</p

Host blood antigens detected in blood-meals obtained from <i>Anopheles</i> mosquitoes.

<p>Host blood antigens detected in blood-meals obtained from <i>Anopheles</i> mosquitoes.</p

Monthly sporozoite rates and Entomological Inoculation Rates (EIR) (number of infectious bites per person per month) for <i>Anopheles funestus</i> and <i>Anopheles arabiensis</i> from January to December 2016.

<p>Monthly sporozoite rates and Entomological Inoculation Rates (EIR) (number of infectious bites per person per month) for <i>Anopheles funestus</i> and <i>Anopheles arabiensis</i> from January to December 2016.</p

Summary of data on susceptibility of wild-caught adult female <i>Anopheles funestus</i> mosquitoes collected in the study sites.

<p>Summary of data on susceptibility of wild-caught adult female <i>Anopheles funestus</i> mosquitoes collected in the study sites.</p

Infectious status of malaria vectors and dominant contribution of <i>Anopheles funestus</i> mosquitoes to ongoing malaria transmission, despite their low abundance relative to <i>Anopheles arabiensis</i>.

<p>Infectious status of malaria vectors and dominant contribution of <i>Anopheles funestus</i> mosquitoes to ongoing malaria transmission, despite their low abundance relative to <i>Anopheles arabiensis</i>.</p

Devices used for dispensing mosquito attractants.

<p>Panels A and B show attractants infused inside microcapsules supplied by Biogents Company encased in a plastic sachet (BG-Sachet) and plastic cartridge (BG-Cartridge), respectively. Panel C shows a batch of nylon strips, each soaked in solution of a different constituent of the synthetic attractant [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0186696#pone.0186696.ref033" target="_blank">33</a>].</p