Table 1 Summary of mating effect on follicle detachment and egg development in regard to malaria vector status and male steroid production in Anopheles species.
From: Evolution of sexually-transferred steroids and mating-induced phenotypes in Anopheles mosquitoes
Subgenus | Species | DVS | Male steroid production | Follicle detachment | Egg development |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anopheles | An. quadrimaculatus | + | − | − | − |
Anopheles | An. atroparvus | + | − | + | + |
Anopheles | An. freeborni | + | − | + | − |
Nyssorhynchus | An. albimanus | + | − | − | + |
Cellia | An. stephensi | + | ++ | + | + |
Cellia | An. minimus | + | + | + | − |
Cellia | An. dirus | + | + | − | + |
Cellia | An. farauti | + | ++ | − | − |
Cellia | An. merus | + | + | + | − |
Cellia | An. gambiae | + | +++ | − | − |
Cellia | An. arabiensis | + | +++ | − | − |
Cellia | An. quadriannulatus | − | ++ | − | + |
