First record of Anopheles (Anopheles) costai Fonseca & Ramos, 1939 in Espírito 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 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.
Natal
Delsio
D
Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Epidemiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. natal@usp.br
Urbinatti
Paulo Roberto
PR
Malafronte
Rosely Dos Santos
Rdos S
Rezende
Helder Ricas
HR
Cerutti
Crispim
C
Sallum
Maria Anice Mureb
MA
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D001938:Brazil; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male