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Table 2 Molecular identification of mosquitoes that were regarded as being reliably identified by their morphology

From: Modification of the Folmer primers for the cytochrome c oxidase gene facilitates identification of mosquitoes

Mosquito sample

ID by morphology

ID by FCOS

ID by AUCOS

Mosquito

Nucleotide (%)

GenBank

Mosquito

Nucleotide (%)

GenBank

7

Aedes aegypti

NI

  

Ae. aegypti

321/325 (99%)

MN299002.1

AA1

Ae. aegypti

Ae. aegypti

681/685 (99%)

MK300221.1

Ae. aegypti

669/678 (99%)

MK300221.1

AA2

Ae. aegypti

Ae. aegypti

681/681 (100%)

MN298992.1

Ae. aegypti

675/678 (99%)

MN298993.1

AB

Ae. busckii

Ae. busckii

680/680 (100%)

MN626443.1

Ae. busckii

672/674 (99%)

MN626443.1

S166

Ae. japonicus

NI

  

Ae. japonicus

674/675 (99%)

KF211494.1

1

Ae. taeniorhynchus

NI

  

Ae. taeniorhynchus

680/681 (99%)

MN626442.1

2

Ae. taeniorhynchus

NI

  

Ae. taeniorhynchus

683/687 (99%)

MN626442.1

AT1

Ae. tortilis

Ae. tortilis

655/658 (99%)

JX259682.1

Ae. tortilis

654/657 (99%)

JX259682.1

AT2

Ae. tortilis

Ae. tortilis

657/658 (99%)

JX259682.1

Ae. tortilis

656/657 (99%)

JX259682.1

S203

Anopheles crucians

NI

 

MT040812.1

An. crucians

656/671 (98%)

MT040812.1

S171

An. punctipennis

Ae. vexans

678/684 (99%)

KP954638.1

An. punctipennis

655/657 (99%)

KR653634.100

S137

An. punctipennis

An. punctipennis

657/658 (99%)

KR666470.1

An. punctipennis

656/657 (99%)

KR666470.1

S198

An. quadrimaculatus

NI

  

An. quadrimaculatus

670/678 (99%)

L04272.1

S130

Culex atratus

NI

  

Cx. pipiens

702/709 (99%)

KP293422.1

S187

Cx. coronator

NI

  

Cx. usquatus

675/684 (99%)

NC_036005.1

S172

Cx. coronator

NI

  

Cx. usquatissimus

664/672 (99%)

NC_036007.1

S121

Cx. erraticus

NI

  

Cx. pipiens

704/710 (99%)

KP293422.1

S128

Cx. erraticus

NI

  

Cx. pipiens

694/698 (99%)

KP293425.1

S134

Cx. nigripalpus

Cx. erraticus

560/561 (99%)

MH128999.1

Cx. erraticus

665/673 (99%)

MH128999.1

S201

Cx. nigripalpus

Cx. erraticus

661/671 (99%)

MH128999.1

Cx. erraticus

663/672 (99%)

MH128999.1

S202

Cx. quinquefasciatus

Cx. quinquefasciatus

636/659 (100)

MW509603

Cx. quinquefasciatus

678/681 (99%)

KP293425.1

C1

Cx. quinquefasciatus

Cx quinquefasciatus

600/600 (100%)

MH463059.1

Cx. quinquefasciatus

684/687 (99%)

KP293425.1

C2

Cx. pipiens

Cx. pipiens

684/684 (100%)

MK714012.1

Cx. pipiens

707/713 (99%)

KP293422.1

S123

Cx. quinquefasciatus

NI

  

Cx. quinquefasciatus

674/677 (99%)

MK714001.1

10

Cx. quinquefasciatus

NI

  

Cx. quinquefasciatus

675/677 (99%)

KP293425.1

21

Cx. tarsalis

Cx. coronator

682/695 (98%)

NC_036006.1

Cx. usquatissimus

669/679 (99%)

NC_036007.1

S181

Cx. tarsalis

NI

  

Cx. pipiens

695/700 (99%)

KP293425.1

D1

Deinocerites magnus

De. magnus

678/684 (99%)

MH376751.1

De. magnus

672/681 (99%)

MH376751.1

D3

De. magnus

De. magnus

678/683 (99%)

MH376751.1

De. magnus

677/687 (99%)

MH376751.1

S199

Psorophora howardii

Ps. howardii

650/657 (99%)

MG242538.1

Ps. howardii

650/657 (99%)

MG242538.1

28

Ps. pygmaea

NI

  

Ps. pygmaea

657/657 (100%)

JX260116.1

P1

Ps. pygmaea

NI

  

Ps. cingulata

677/682 (99%)

KM592989.1

P3

Ps. pygmaea

NI

  

Ps. cingulata

675/680 (99%)

KM592989.1

S182

Uranotaenia sapphirina

Ur. sapphirina

637/639 (99%)

GU908127.1

Ur. sapphirina

638/639 (99%)

GU908127.1

  1. NI not identifiable