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Table 2 List of the arthropod species present in our in-lab MALDI-TOF MS database

From: MALDI-TOF MS as an innovative tool for detection of Plasmodium parasites in Anopheles mosquitoes

Mosquitoes

Anopheles gambiae, A. coluzzi, An. funestus, An. ziemanni, An. arabiensis, An. wellcomei, An. rufipes, An. pharoensis, An. coustani, An. claviger, An. hyrcanus, An. maculipennis, Culex quinquefasciatus, Cx. pipiens, Cx. modestus, Cx. insignis, Cx. neavei, Aedes albopictus, Ae. excrucians, Ae. vexans, Ae. rusticus, Ae. dufouri, Ae. cinereus, Ae. fowleri, Ae. aegypti, Ae. caspius, Mansonia uniformis, Orthopodomyia reunionensis, Coquillettidia richiardii and Lutzia tigripes

Ticks

Amblyomma. variegatum infected or not by Rickettsia africae, Rh. sanguineus, Rh. bursa, Rh. sulcatus, Hyalomma m. rufipes, I. ricinus, I. hexagonus, D. marginatus infected or not by R. slovaca, D. reticulates, Haemaphysalis concinna

In ethanol: Am. cohaerens, Am. gemma, Am. variegatum, Ha. leachi, Hy. m.rufipes. Hy. truncatum, Hy. detritum, Rh. decoloratus, Rh. bergeoni, Rh e. evertsi, Rh. praetextatus, Rh. pulchellus, Rh. sanguineus, Rh. microplus, Rh. annulatus, Rh. turanicus, Rh.bursa

Triatomines

Triatoma infestans, Rhodnius prolixus, Rh. pictipes, Rh. robustus, Eratyrus mucronatus, Panstrongylus geniculatus

Bedbugs

Cimex lectularius

Fleas

Ctenocephalides felis, Ct. canis, Archaeopsylla erinacei, Xenopsylla cheopis and Stenoponia tripectinata

Mites

Leptotrombidium chiangraiensis, L. imphalum, L. deliense

Sandflies

Phlebotomus papatasi, P. (Larrousius) longicuspis), P. (Larrousius) perfiliewi, P. (Larrousius) perniciosus, P. (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti, Sergentomyia minuta

Lice

Damalinia bovis, D. caprae, D. ovis, Haematopinus eurysternus, Linognatus vituli, L. africanus, Pediculus humanus

  1. Mosquito, tick, triatomine, bedbug reference spectra were obtained from legs protein extracts. Flea reference spectra were obtained from the whole body without abdomen protein extracts. Sandfly reference spectra were obtained from thorax, wings and legs protein extracts. Louse reference spectra were obtained from half of the body protein extracts. These species include field specimens or from insectary breeding, but also specimens collected from patients