Identification of Mosquitoes of Anopheles gambiae Species Complex A and B by Analysis of Cuticular Components
- 7 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 207 (4435) , 1089-1091
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7355276
Abstract
Two important vectors of malaria in Africa, Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae), often occur sympatrically and cannot be distinguished morphologically. A chemical method was developed to identify individual laboratory-reared adult males or females of either species by extraction and analysis of cuticular components with gas chromatography. Statistically significant differences were seen between species when selected pairs of peaks were compared.Keywords
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