Table 2 Earlier studies on the Anopheles gambiae s.l. complex composition in Kwale, Vyeru and Tawalani
Study period | Study village | Catch method | Method for identification | No. mosquitoes in analysis | An. gambiae sibling species identified and their proportion | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 - 1975 | Tawalani, | Pyrethrum spray catch & | Morphology, salinity test, | Not | An. gambiae s.s.* | [26] |
Kwale | human bait catch (indoor) | cytotaxonomy | reported | An. arabiensis* | ||
An. merus* | ||||||
Aug 1975 – Dec 1977 | Kwale | Human bait catch (indoor) | Cytotaxonomy | 60 | An. gambiae s.s. | [25] |
+ An. merus (98.3%) | ||||||
An. arabiensis (1.7%) | ||||||
Jun – Dec 1977 | Vyeru | Human bait catch & | Morphology, salinity test, | 519 | An. gambiae s.s.(53.0% ) | [12] |
spray catch (indoor) | Cytotaxonomy | An. merus (40.5%) | ||||
An. arabiensis (6.6%) | ||||||
Apr 1982 – Sep 1983 | Tawalani | Hand catch (indoor) | Cytotaxonomy | 174 | An. gambiae s.s. (92.5%) | [27] |
An. merus ¥ | ||||||
An. arabiensis (7.5%) | ||||||
Apr 1982 – Jan 1985 | Tawalani | Hand catch & pyrethrum | Cytotaxonomy, | 196 | An. gambiae s.s.(75.5%) | [14] |
spray catch (indoor) | electrophoresis | An. merus (17.4%) | ||||
An. arabiensis (7.1%) |