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Table 2 Insemination rates in crosses between species of the Anopheles albitarsis complex and their reciprocal hybrids

From: Hybrid sterility in crosses between two Brazilian sibling species of the Anopheles albitarsis complex

Crosses

Mated females N

Spermathecae+N (%)

Intraespecific

  

♂ALB × ♀ALB

125

65 (52.0)

♂MAR × ♀MAR

166

35 (21.1)**

Interspecific

  

♂ALB × ♀ MAR

168

76 (45.2)

♂MAR × ♀ALB

195

35 (17.9)**

Backcrosses

  

♂ALB × ♀Hybrid A

95

49 (51.6)

♂ALB × ♀Hybrid B

111

55 (49.5)

♂Hybrid A × ♀ALB

133

2 (1.5)***

♂Hybrid B × ♀ALB

98

6 (6.1)***

  1. N, number; (%), percentage in brackets; +positive spermathecae (with sperm in its interior); ALB, Anopheles albitarsis s.s.; MAR, Anopheles marajoara; Hybrid A: resulting of interspecific crosses between ♂ALB × ♀MAR; Hybrid B: resulting of interspecific crosses between ♂MAR × ♀ALB. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
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