Spatial association between malaria vector species richness and malaria in Colombia

•A species distribution model was used to generate range maps in the Pacific region of Colombia for five malaria vector species including Anopheles albimanus, A. calderoni, A. darlingi, A. neivai, and A. nuneztovari.•The number of vectors per pixel showed qualitative agreement with a map of the annual parasite index (API) for 2011–2014.•Poisson regression indicated a highly significant relationship between API and vector species richness for the five vectors.