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Table 3 COI identifications of black flies based on best match (BM) and best close match (BCM) methods

From: DNA barcoding of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Indonesia

Species identification methods

Correct identifications % (n)

Ambiguous % (n)

Incorrect identifications % (n)

Sequences w/o any match closer than 1.9% (n)

Best match

89.7 (183)

0.5 (1)

9.8 (20)

Best close match

83.8 (171)

0.0 (0)

3.9 (8)

12.3 (25)