Cuticular-hydrocarbon discrimination between Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis larval karyotypes

Anyanwu, GI; Davies, DH; Molyneux, DH; Priestman, A

Abstract

Examination of chromatograms of karyotyped larvae of Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis has revealed that there are differences in the profile of their epicuticular hydrocarbons. A discriminant analysis of the quantitative hydrocarbon data has shown that the An. gambiae Mopti 2Rbc/bc karyotype from Mali could be separated from the Forest 2La/a karyotype from Liberia in > 80% of cases. Similar analysis permitted > 80% separation of individuals of two karyotypes of Anopheles arabiensis: 2Rab/ + from Burkina Faso, and 2Rb/b from Madagascar.

Citation

Anyanwu, G., Davies, D., Molyneux, D., & Priestman, A. (2001). Cuticular-hydrocarbon discrimination between Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis larval karyotypes. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 95(8), 843-852. https://doi.org/10.1080/00034980120112270

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2001
• Deposit Date: Aug 7, 2007
• Journal: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
• Print ISSN: 0003-4983
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 843-852
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00034980120112270
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00034980120112270