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Table 1 Relative proportion of Anopheles gambiae species complex members in random monthly samples from light trap catches.

From: Risk factors for house-entry by malaria vectors in a rural town and satellite villages in The Gambia

Month

An. gambiae s.s. (%)a

An. arabiensis (%)a

An. melas (%)a

Total

No resultb

Total PCR specimens

% of total catch identified by PCR

Aug

25 (38)

16 (25)

24 (37)

65

6

71

0.9

Sept

75 (40)

48 (25)

67 (35)

190

21

211

0.5

Oct

93 (51)

58 (32)

30 (17)

181

18

199

2.1

Total

193 (43)

122 (29)

121 (28)

436

45

481

0.8

  1. a proportion of each species divided by the total number of An. gambiae s.l., expressed as a percentage; b no amplification after 3 PCR attempts.