Table 1. A summary of a sub-sample of the malaria vectors caught, that were submitted for sibling species identification using DNA-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique.

Species complex or group	Total number assayed by PCR	Total number and percentage successfully amplified	Percentage not amplified
Anopheles gambiae s.l	690	Subtotal = 260: Anopheles arabiensis: 98% (256/260); Anopheles quandianilatus: 2% (4/260)	62% (430/690)
Anopheles funestus group	271	Subtotal = 57: Anopheles rivolurum: 54% (31/57); Anopheles funestus s.s: 25% (14/57); Anopheles lessoni: 21% (12/57)	79% (214/271)
Grand Total	961	317	644