Table 1 Insemination rates in artificial-mating crosses between An. albitarsis from the laboratory colony, F1 mosquitoes of the original population (Massaranduba, Santa Catarina State, Brazil) and their reciprocal hybrids.
cross | Number of copulas | Number of inseminated females |
|---|---|---|
♀ colony X ♂ colony | 85 | 57 (67.1%) |
♀ feral X ♂ colony | 49 | 38 (77.6%) |
♀ colony X ♂ feral | 51 | 23 (45.1%) |
♀ feral X ♂ feral | 25 | 11 (44.0%) |
♀ colony X ♂ hybrid A# | 44 | 37 (84.1%) |
♀ colony X ♂ hybrid B$ | 50 | 33 (66.0%) |
♀ hybrid A X ♂ colony | 29 | 19 (65.5%) |
♀ hybrid B X ♂ colony | 20 | 14 (70.0%) |