Research Article

Comparison of Landmark- and Outline-Based Geometric Morphometrics for Discriminating Mosquito Vectors in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand

Table 4

Validated reclassification accuracies for the seven mosquito species.

Species Percentage of reclassification
Landmark-based approachOutline-based approach

An. barbirostris96% (30/31)93% (29/31)
An. subpictus81% (50/61)86% (53/61)
Cx. quinquefasciatus66% (14/21)42% (9/21)
Cx. vishnui 65% (46/70)85% (60/70)
Cx. whitmorei 91% (22/24)79% (19/24)
Ae. aegypti88% (40/45)86% (39/45)
Ae. albopictus90% (19/21)95% (20/21)