Value of cuticular and internal hydrocarbons for the identification of larvae ofAnopheles gambiaeGiles,Anopheles arabiensisPatton andAnopheles melasTheobald
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pathogens and Global Health
- Vol. 77 (2), 203-210
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1983.11811698
Abstract
Gas chromatographic profiles of the cuticular and internal lipids extracted from 4th-instar larvae of the Anopheles gambiae complex have shown quantitative differences in their chain length distributions. For example, hydrocarbons extracted with 95% ethanol showed relative differences in peak heights eluting at Kovat indices (KI's) 2840 (An. gambiae 1·21, An. arabiensis 1·39 and An. melas 1·14) and 3150 (An. gambiae 6·73, An. arabiensis 13·40 and An. melas 13·50). However, while using the non-hydrocarbon fractions, differences were obtained at a KI of 2160 (An. gambiae 0·45, An. arabiensis 0·45 and An. melas 1·16) and at a KI of 2430 (An. gambiae 2·90, An. Arabiensis 1·81 and An. melas 3i50). Utilizing the total ethanol extract and omitting the TLG (thin layer chromatography) step, thus saving four hours of analysis time, good separation was achieved at a KI of 2060 (An. gambiae 0·60, An. arabiensis and An. melas 0·0) and at a KI of 2430 (An. gambiae 1·13, An. arabiensis 0·69 and An. melas 1·59). Other differences were also noted in the profiles which could identify one or more of the three species. Good separation could be made on single larvae as well as on small batches of specimens. It was concluded that analysis of cuticular and internal lipids provides a useful biochemical method of distinguishing larvae of these species, but further studies are needed on these and other species of the An. gambiae complex collected from many localities in Africa.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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