Table 5.
Concordance assessment of molecular ITS2 and VGSC classification* methods for Anopheles punctulatus sibling species
| ITS2 | VGSC LDR-FMA species ID | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | AK | AF1 | AF2 | AF4 | |
| AP | 134 | – | – | – | |
| AK | – | 68 | – | – | – |
| AF1 | 1 | – | 38 | – | – |
| AF2 | – | – | – | 47 | – |
| AF4 | – | – | – | – | 24 |
*
AP = Anopheles punctulatus s.s.; AF = Anopheles farauti s.s./An. farauti 1; AH = Anopheles hinesorum AF4 = An. farauti 4; AK = Anopheles koliensis.
VGSC = voltage-gated sodium channel; LDR = ligase detection reaction; FMA = fluorescent microsphere assay.