First record of anopheles (Anopheles) costai fonseca & ramos, 1939 in Espirito Santo State, Brazil

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 323 - 326
• Main Authors: NATAL, Delsio, URBINATTI, Paulo Roberto, MALAFRONTE, Rosely Dos Santos, REZENDE, Helder Ricas, CERUTTI, Crispim, SALLUM, Maria Anice Mureb
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: São Paulo Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 01.09.2007; Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo; Instituto de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Animals; Anopheles - anatomy & histology; Anopheles - classification; Biological and medical sciences; Brazil; General aspects; Insect Vectors - anatomy & histology; Insect Vectors - classification; Male; Medical sciences; TROPICAL MEDICINE; South America; Brazil; America; Insecta; Anopheles costai; Espírito Santo; Anopheles; Register; Arthropoda; Culicidae; Distribution; Brazil; Tropical medicine; Invertebrata; Diptera; First register
• ISSN: 0036-4665; 1678-9946; 1678-9946; 0036-4665
• DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652007000500009

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.