Table 2.

Estimated abundances of C. obsoletus , C. scoticus and C. dewulfi based on multiplex polymerase chain reaction identification of subsamples

Species	Physiological status	CDC	UV	Blue	Green	Yellow	Red	White	Total
C. obsoletus	Unpigmented	7,336	1,259	1,351	1,628	979	24	1,458	14,035
	Pigmented	2,545	604	752	814	529	21	537	5,802
	Blood-fed	92	9	44	72	46	0	96	359
	Gravid	219	42	153	189	123	1	27	754
	Male	384	62	97	209	37	8	88	885
	Total	10,576	1,976	2,397	2,912	1,714	54	2,206	21,835
C. scoticus	Unpigmented	4,826	489	301	316	552	28	381	6,893
	Pigmented	4,405	425	307	441	310	21	252	6,161
	Blood-fed	3	1	7	17	4	0	12	44
	Gravid	96	6	28	3	9	1	30	173
	Male	264	24	41	56	37	3	24	449
	Total	9,594	945	684	833	912	53	699	13,720
C. dewulfi	Unpigmented	147	14	45	19	33	0	40	298
	Pigmented	92	7	70	36	22	2	37	266
	Blood-fed	2	0	37	3	0	0	0	42
	Gravid	86	19	13	38	1	0	1	158
	Male	17	6	2	10	3	2	6	46
	Total	344	46	167	106	59	4	84	810
Total		20,514	2,967	3,248	3,851	2,685	111	2,989	36,365