Table 1.
Molecular identification of members of the Anopheles gambiae complex collected in Cameroon.
| Geogra- phic area | Locality | Geographic coordinates | Sampling period | Sampling method | Climatic and ecological domains | An. arabiensis | An. gambiae s.s | An. melas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-form | S-form | ||||||||
| Forest | Ngousso | 03°53'44"N-11°3318"E | May 2006 | LC | Equatorial forest, urban | - | 57 | 6 | - |
| Nkolondom | 03°56'52"N-11°3018"E | Dec 2005 | LC | Equatorial forest, market gardening area | - | - | 64 | - | |
| Dabadi | 05°36'10"N-13°37'50"E | May 2006 | LC | Equatorial/Tropical, urban | - | - | 72 | - | |
| Italie | 05°36'07"N-13°44'22"E | May2006 | LC | Equatorial/Tropical, urban | - | - | 75 | - | |
| Nkolbikon | 05°36'06"N-13°40'30"E | May 2006 | LC | Equatorial/Tropical, urban | - | 22 | 55 | - | |
| Coastal | Ipono | 02°22'29"N-09°52'28"E | Dec. 2005 | LT+CA | Equatorial, humid forest, rural | - | 22 | 14 | 37 |
| Campo | 02°22'30"N-09°49'33"E | Dec. 2005 | LC+CA | Coastal equatorial, humid forest, rural | - | 37 | 39 | - | |
| Kribi | 02°56'33"N-09°54'26"E | Dec. 2005 | LC | Coastal equatorial, humid forest, urban | - | 62 | 11 | - | |
| Bonamikengué | 03°48'18"N-10°08'08"E | Oct. 2005 | LC | Coastal forest, urban | - | 64 | 4 | - | |
| Bonanloka | 04°01'43"N-09°43'54"E | May 2005 | LC | Coastal, equatorial, urban | - | 38 | 24 | - | |
| Bonanjo | 04°02'22"N-09°41'13"E | Oct. 2005 | LC | Coastal equatorial, urban | - | 61 | 2 | - | |
| Bonassama | 04°04'26"N-09°41'06"E | Oct. 2005 | LC | Coastal equatorial, urban | - | 74 | - | - | |
| Loum | 04°42'13"N-09°44'03"E | Oct. 2005 | LC | Equatorial forest, suburban | - | 77 | - | - | |
| Tiko | 04°05'22"N-09°21'09"E | Nov. 2005 | LC | Equatorial forest, urban, | - | 47 | 18 | - | |
| Idenau | 04°13'23"N-08°58'13"E | Nov. 2005 | LC | Coastal equatorial, suburban | - | 18 | - | - | |
| Highland | Mangoum | 05°28'35"N-10°35'18"E | Oct. 2005 | LC | Tropical, grassland mountains, market gardening area | - | - | 76 | - |
| Makoutchietoum | 05°36'37"N-10°36'24"E | Oct. 2005 | LC | Tropical, grassland mountains, market gardening area | - | - | 77 | - | |
| Magba | 05°58'10"N-11°13'38"E | Oct. 2005 | LC | Tropical, transition forest/savanna, rural | 1 | - | 62 | - | |
| Northern savanna | Tibati | 06°28'12"N-12°37'20"E | May 2007 | LC+LT | Tropical, humid savanna, suburban | 14 | - | 50 | - |
| Ngaoundéré | 07°19'04"N-13°35'38"E | Oct. 2006 | LC | Tropical, humid savanna, urban | 45 | - | 16 | - | |
| Pitoa | 09°23'31"N-13°30'09"E | Oct. 2006 | LC | Tropical, dry savanna, suburban, cotton area | 60 | - | 4 | - | |
LC: larval collection, LT: Light trap; CA: capture with aspirators