title: First record of culex (Culex) brethesi (Dyar) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.
abstract: This is the first record of Culex (Culex) brethesi (Dyar) in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The species was identified from specimens collected in a sand bar vegetation with the aid of a Nasci's trap, during an expedition for surveillance of the West Nile Virus in July of 2006, in the city of Mostardas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors: Depto de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. jader-cardoso@saude.rs.gov.br
authors: J da C
authors: Jda C
authors: Cardoso
authors: M B de
authors: MB
authors: Paula
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Fernandes
authors: E Dos
authors: ED
authors: Santos
authors: M A B de
authors: MA
authors: Almeida
authors: D F da
authors: DF
authors: Fonseca
authors: M A M
authors: MA
authors: Sallum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003465:Culex / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011156:Population Density