First record of anopheles (Anopheles) costai fonseca & ramos, 1939 in Espirito Santo State, Brazil
Field collections of immatures and adults of Culicidae were carried out in the Rio Doce Valley, Espírito Santo State, aiming to increase knowledge on the anopheline species of that region. Considering all Culicidae species collected, among other anopheline it is noteworthy the presence of Anopheles...
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Published in | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 323 - 326 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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São Paulo
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
01.09.2007
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo Instituto de Medicina Tropical |
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Summary: | Field collections of immatures and adults of Culicidae were carried out in the Rio Doce Valley, Espírito Santo State, aiming to increase knowledge on the anopheline species of that region. Considering all Culicidae species collected, among other anopheline it is noteworthy the presence of Anopheles darlingi, An. oswaldoi and An. costai. Regarding to An. darlingi, responsible for malaria outbreak in the low lands in that state, it was expected to confirm its presence in the area. The register of specimens of An. costai in the field collections is relevant, increasing the geographical distribution of the species and representing better knowledge of the Series Arribalzagia of the subgenus Anopheles. |
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ISSN: | 0036-4665 1678-9946 1678-9946 0036-4665 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0036-46652007000500009 |