Mitochondrial genome sequences reveal deep divergences among Anopheles punctulatus sibling species in Papua New Guinea

Table 2 Mean divergence times and 95% credibility intervals for selected nodes

MRCA	Mean (mya)	95% Credibility (mya)
Drosophila / Anopheles (Calibration - 260 mya)^a	255	[215.6-293.8]
Anophelinae / Culicinae	145	[97.7-193.7]
Anopheles genus	93	[61.4-126.4]
An. dirus complex / An. punctulatus group	64	[42.7-86.5]
South and Central American Anopheles^b	47	[26.8-72.9]
Anopheles punctulatus group	39	[25.4-53.9]
Anopheles albitarsis complex	14	[6.2-23.6]
An. farauti s.s./ An. hinesorum	10	[4.7-17.2]

^a Calibration point. The number in brackets indicates the mean value used for the calibration. The numbers in the table indicates the mean age and 95% credibility interval for this node after analysis.
^bAn. darlingi and An. albitarsis complex.

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