title: Identification of the larvae of the Simulium damnosum complex from Nigeria by analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons.
abstract: The larvae of three sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex were studied with a view to identification, using a Gas Liquid Chromatograph to analyze the hydrocarbons in the cuticular wax extracts. Multivariate statistics were applied to the chromatographic data to differentiate three sibling species: S. damnosum s.s., S. squamosum and S. yahense. Paired comparisons between the species gave greater than 96% correct classifications in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, U.K.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Mafuyai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Molyneux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milligan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D007814:Larva / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification; D008838:Microcomputers; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009549:Nigeria; D012843:Simuliidae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity; D014885:Waxes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D014885:Waxes