Table 2.
Features of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequences in the different Aedes albopictus population samples
| Region | Sample | Individuals analysed | Sequences analysed | Haplotypes present | Gene diversity ± SD | Nucleotide diversity (π ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Ban Rai | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0.917 ± 0.092 | 0.0166 ± 0.0098 |
| Phato | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0.936 ± 0.051 | 0.0128 ± 0.0075 | |
| Réunion | St. Denis | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0.893 ± 0.111 | 0.0129 ± 0.0080 |
| St. Pierre | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0.929 ± 0.084 | 0.0050 ± 0.0035 | |
| Italy | Pavia | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0.944 ± 0.070 | 0.0065 ± 0.0043 |
| Brescia | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 ± 0.052 | 0.0134 ± 0.0081 | |
| Castellanza | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0.893 ± 0.111 | 0.0095 ± 0.0061 | |
| Cesena | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0.952 ± 0.096 | 0.0191 ± 0.0116 | |
| Modena | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.900 ± 0.161 | 0.0080 ± 0.0058 | |
| Overall | 26 | 76 | 52 | 0.986 ± 0.005 | 0.0134 ± 0.0072 |
Gene diversity: Equivalent to the expected heterozygosity for diploid data. It is defined as the probability that two randomly chosen haplotypes are different in the sample.
Nucleotide diversity: the probability that two randomly chosen homologous nucleotide sites are different.