[Mosquito (Diptera, Culicidae) ecology in the Iguaçu National Park, Brazil: 1 Habitat distribution].
A study of the mosquito fauna in the Iguaçu National Park focused on population behavior in four biotopes with different types of plant cover inside the Park. Systematic bimonthly diurnal and nocturnal human bait and Shannon trap captures were conducted in both forest and domiciliary environments over the course of 24 months. A total of 20,273 adult mosquito specimens belonging to 44 species were collected: Ochlerotatus serratus (10.3%), Haemagogus leucocelaenus (9.7%), Mansonia titillans (9.6%), and Chagasia fajardoi (8.8%) were the most frequently captured mosquitoes. Anopheles cruzii, Runchomyia theobaldi, Wyeomyia aporonoma, and Wy. confusa were captured almost exclusively in well-preserved areas with dense forest cover. Culex nigripalpus, Oc. pennai, Oc. serratus, Sabethes purpureus, and Sa. albiprivus were captured in three essentially sylvatic biotopes. Species captured in the forest areas around a dam were: An. albitarsis s.l., An. galvaoi, An. evansae, An. fluminensis, Coquillettidia venezuelensis, Cq. juxtamansonia, Wy. quasilongirostris, and Onirion personatum, Ch. fajardoi, Cq. fasciolata, Cq nitens, and Ma. titillans were the most frequently captured species in a residential area.
Guimarães
Anthony Erico
AE
Laboratório de Diptera, Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brasil. anthony@ioc.fiocruz.br
Lopes
Catarina Macedo
CM
de Mello
Rubens Pinto
RP
Alencar
Jeronimo
J
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D014197:Trees
Ecologia de mosquitos (Diptera, Culicidae) em áreas do Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, Brasil: 1 Distribuição por hábitat.