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Table 1 Mean distributions of large sensilla coeloconica on antennal flagellomeres 1–8 of adult females of An. minimus and An. harrisoni (30 females/species, n = 60)

From: An effective method for the identification and separation of Anopheles minimus, the primary malaria vector in Thailand, and its sister species Anopheles harrisoni, with a comparison of their mating behaviors

Antennal flagellomere (left and right)

Species

t-value

P-value

An. minimus Mean ± SD (Range)

An. harrisoni (range) Mean ± SD (Range)

1

4.25 ± 1.04 (2–6)

4.73 ± 1.30 (2–8)

2.253

0.026

2

4.55 ± 0.95 (2–6)

5.87 ± 1.13 (3–9)

6.930

< 0.0001

3

4.58 ± 0.85 (2–6)

5.87 ± 1.02 (4–9)

7.505

< 0.0001

4

4.17 ± 0.92 (3–7)

5.30 ± 1.03 (3–8)

6.345

< 0.0001

5

3.83 ± 0.83 (2–6)

4.52 ± 1.11 (2–8)

3.819

< 0.0001

6

2.87 ± 0.57 (2–4)

3.22 ± 0.76 (2–5)

2.857

0.005

7

1.92 ± 0.67 (0–3)

2.22 ± 0.83 (0–4)

2.184

0.031

8

0.02 ± 0.13 (0–1)

0.22 ± 0.49 (0–2)

3.056

0.003

Total (range)

26.25 ± 3.35 (17–35)

31.98 ± 4.71 (22–48)

7.685

< 0.0001