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.
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of S. Paulo, Brazil.
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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