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. 2018 Jul 31;11:438. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3009-z

Table 3.

PCR testing of larval specimens for their identity in the sibling species of the Anopheles gambiae complex and An. funestus group

Malaria vector No. tested PCR positivea Sibling species identified Total (%)
An. gambiae complex 366 305 An. gambiae (s.s.) 216 (70.8)
An. arabiensis 89 (29.2)
An. funestus group 237 174 An. funestus (s.s.) 128 (73.6)
An. leesoni 46 (26.4)

a61 (16.7%) and 63 (26.6%) specimens identified morphologically as An. gambiae complex and An. funestus group, respectively, did not amplify