Rutledge C R, Cornel A J, Meek C L, Collins F H
Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, USA.
J Med Entomol. 1996 Nov;33(6):952-4. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/33.6.952.
A polymerase chain reaction method for identifying individuals in the Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say sibling species complex was validated for wild mosquitoes from Louisiana and Mississippi. This method distinguished An. quadrimaculatus species A, B, C, and D by detecting species-specific differences in the 2nd internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal DNA and was 100% specific and 95% sensitive.