Mosquitoes with morning biting activity in the Atlantic forest, Brazil (Diptera, Culicidae)

Authors

  • Uéslei Paterno Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Centro de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Carlos Brisola Marcondes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Centro de Ciências Biológicas; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102004000100019

Keywords:

Culicidae, Ecology, vectors, Aedes, Atlantic forest, Ochlerotatus scapularis

Abstract

Previous studies on Culicidae in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, were limited to Anophelinae and Culex quinquefasciatus due to the past occurrence of malaria and filariasis but the mosquito fauna in forested areas is still almost unknown. It was carried out a survey of mosquitoes with morning biting activity in a tourist trekking trail of an Atlantic forest reserve area in the island of Santa Catarina. There were collected 358 specimens of 22 species, 14 of them reported for the first time in the state. Runchomyia reversa and Ochlerotatus scapularis were the predominant species. There was a great diversity of Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) species.

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Published

2004-02-01

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Brief Communications

How to Cite

Paterno, U., & Marcondes, C. B. (2004). Mosquitoes with morning biting activity in the Atlantic forest, Brazil (Diptera, Culicidae) . Revista De Saúde Pública, 38(1), 133-135. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102004000100019