Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment. 7-behaviour of adults Nyssorhynchus anophelines with special reference to Anopheles albitarsis s.l. in south-eastern Brazil.
Results obtained with catches performed at several sites of the Ribeira Valley, SP (Brazil) are reported. Collections with Shannon type traps showed a concentration of An.albitarsis s.l. in the Experimental Farm of Pariquera-Açu County, associated with the development of irrigated rice cultivation. Two species of the complex, named A and B, were recognized. Species B predominated in the samples. Indoor and outdoor crepuscular human bait captures were performed a the domiciliary environment. The two species showed a generally low William's media valve of 0.2, the highest value obtained was 1.6. No differences were found between indoor and outdoor behaviours between the two species of the complex.
Forattini
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Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of S. Paulo, Brazil.
Kakitani
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Massad
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Marucci
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D001938:Brazil; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011157:Population Dynamics