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Use of a male‐specific DNA probe to distinguish female mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae species complex

K. R. Gale, Julian M. Crampton

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A method has been developed to distinguish between mated female individuals of the sibling species Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto and Anopheles arabiensis Patton. The DNA probe pAna1, reported by Gale & Crampton (1987a) to be useful for the specific identification of An. arabiensis males, is here shown to be sufficiently sensitive to deduce the species identity of inseminated females from the identity of the sperm contained within the spermatheca.

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A method has been developed to distinguish between mated female individuals of the sibling species Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto and Anopheles arabiensis Patton. The DNA probe pAna1, reported by Gale & Crampton (1987a) to be useful for the specific identification of An. arabiensis males, is here shown to be sufficiently sensitive to deduce the species identity of inseminated females from the identity of the sperm contained within the spermatheca.

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A method has been developed to distinguish between mated female individuals of the sibling species Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto and Anopheles arabiensis Patton. The DNA probe pAna1, reported by Gale & Crampton (1987a) to be useful for the specific identification of An. arabiensis males, is here shown to be sufficiently sensitive to deduce the species identity of inseminated females from the identity of the sperm contained within the spermatheca.

Key concepts: Biology, Spermatheca, Anopheles gambiae, Sibling species, Sensu, Species complex, Zoology, Reproductive isolation

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