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. 2020 Nov 18;15(11):e0242576. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242576

Table 2. Comparison of the average numbers of pale scales on T1 and T2 tergites and classification of F1 families in 8 Ae. aegypti populations, July-September 2018, Senegal.

T1 T2 Number of families
Locality Nb min-max Mean sd p-value min-max Mean sd p-value Aaa Aaf Aaf+Aaa
Barkédji 300 0–122 40.09 22.04 a 0–68 17.62 12.76 a 21 0 9
Dakar 300 0–83 25.77 16.31 b 0–76 8.13 10.13 b 26 0 4
Louga 300 0–124 31.76 18.18 c 0–42 16.23 10.43 a 25 0 5
Mbour 300 0–87 31.89 14.45 c 0–04 12.00 8.49 c 27 0 3
PK10Aa 300 0–35 2.36 5.03 d 0–17 1.56 2.91 df 1 11 18
Kédougou 300 0–23 2.66 4.72 d 0–23 0.92 2.56 d 2 9 19
PK10Af 300 0–32 1.79 4.37 d 0–16 6.89 2.77 eb 0 5 25
Tambacounda 300 0–34 2.39 6.04 d 0–23 3.35 5.18 f 0 11 19
Total 2400 102 36 102
42.50% 15% 42.50%

Identical letters indicate populations with a comparable average number of scales. Nb, number of individuals examined; sd, standard deviation; min, minimum number of scales; max, maximum number of scales; Aaa, homogeneous family Ae. aegypti aegypti; Aaf, homogeneous family Ae. aegypti formosus; Aaf + Aaa, heterogeneous family.