Table 5 Synthetic view of advantages and limitations of some identification methodologies for medically important arthropods.
Methods | Conservation procedure for identification | Technical cost* | Computational cost | Effort | Sample destruction | Precision (Sp/Ssp) | Available for Glossina spp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DNA Barcoding | −20 °C | High | Low | High | Yes | Ssp | No |
Protein profiling | 4 °C at best | High | Low | Low | Yes/part | Sp | 3 Glossina sp |
Dichotomous keys | RT | High | High | High | No/yes$ | Ssp | Yes |
WIPs (supervised) | RT | Low | None | Low | No | Ssp | Yes |
WIPs + Deep Learning (ours) | RT | Low | Medium | Medium | No | Ssp | Yes |
