Table 2.
Description of samples subjected to analysis with the MALDI mass spectrometry procedure
| Mosquito species | # of specimens | Locality code | # of expected spectra | # of obtained spectra | MALDI good spectra (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anopheles (Nys) albimanus | 51 | a–g | 153 | 119 | 78 |
| Anopheles (An) apicimacula | 40 | b, d, g | 120 | 110 | 92 |
| Anopheles (Nys) aquasalis | 19 | c, d | 57 | 56 | 98 |
| Anopheles (Nys) darlingi | 14 | b, g | 42 | 40 | 95 |
| Anopheles (An) malefactor | 13 | b, d, g | 39 | 39 | 100 |
| Anopheles (Nys) nuneztovari | 66 | b, g | 198 | 192 | 97 |
| Anopheles (An) pseudopunctipennis | 15 | b, g | 45 | 45 | 100 |
| Anopheles (An) punctimacula | 32 | b, d, g | 96 | 81 | 84 |
| Anopheles (Nys) strodei | 16 | e | 48 | 48 | 100 |
| Anopheles (Nys) triannulatus | 9 | a, f | 27 | 26 | 96 |
| Anopheles (Ker) neivai | 10 | c, f | 30 | 24 | 80 |
| Chagasia bathana | 15 | f | 45 | 45 | 100 |
| Total | 300 | 7 | 900 | 825 | 92 |
(a) = Río Indio, Colón; (b) = Jaqué, Darién; (c) = Quebrada Hilo, Bocas del Toro; (d) = La Miel, Puerto Obaldía, Darién; (e) = Finca 51, Guabito, Changuinola, Bocas del Toro; (f) = Achiote, Colón; (g) = El Coco, Darién. Nys = Nyssorynchus; An = Anopheles; Ker = Kertezia. More information about these localities can be obtained from figures and maps in references [4, 6, 7]