title: [Distribution of species from genus Anopheles (Diptera, Culicidae) in the State of Maranhão, Brazil].
abstract: We studied the distribution and diversity of Anopheles species in 123 counties (municipalities) in the State of Maranhão, Brazil. The basic method consisted of capturing female specimens inside and around human dwellings between 6 PM and 6 AM from January 1992 to December 2001. A total of 84,467 specimens belonging to 24 species were captured, with a predominance of A. triannulatus sensu lato (20,788), A. darlingi (19,083), A. nuneztovari (16,884), A. albitarsis s.l. (14,352), A. aquasalis (8.202), and A. evansae (2,885). The other 18 species together accounted for only 2.7% of the total. The species found in the most counties were A. albitarsis s.l. (109 counties), A. triannulatus s.l. (106), A. nuneztovari (93), A. darlingi (87), and A. evansae (64). The richness and wide distribution of anopheline species in Maranhão agree with the State's geographic position among Brazil's macro-regions, resulting in a mixed fauna with representative elements from these regions.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Praça Madre Deus 2, São Luís, MA 65025, Brazil. macariorebelo@uol.com.br
authors.forename: José M Macário
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rebêlo
authors.forename: Jorge L P
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: Gildário A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Francisco S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Leonardo
authors.forename: Roseno V da
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Walter Araújo
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Elizaldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Lucy E M B
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.forename: Márcio J A
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Yrla N O
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: José A C
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mendonça
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission*; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D045483:Rivers; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees
vernacular_title: Distribuição das espécies do gênero Anopheles (Diptera, Culicidae) no Estado do Maranhão, Brasil.