title: Brazilian mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna: I. Anopheles species from Porto Velho, Rondônia state, western Amazon, Brazil.
abstract: This study contributes to knowledge of Anopheles species, including vectors of Plasmodium from the western Brazilian Amazon in Porto Velho, Rondônia State. The sampling area has undergone substantial environmental changes as a consequence of agricultural and hydroelectric projects, which have caused intensive deforestation and favored habitats for some mosquito species. The purpose of this study was to diagnose the occurrence of anopheline species from collections in three locations along an electric-power transmission line. Each locality was sampled three times from 2010 to 2011. The principal adult mosquitoes captured in Shannon trap were Anopheles darlingi, An. triannulatus, An. nuneztovari l.s., An.gilesi and An. costai. In addition, larvae were collected in ground breeding sites for Anopheles braziliensis, An. triannulatus, An. darlingi, An. deaneorum, An. marajoara, An. peryassui, An. nuneztovari l.s. and An. oswaldoi-konderi. Anopheles darlingi was the most common mosquito in the region. We discuss Culicidae systematics, fauna distribution, and aspects of malaria in altered habitats of the western Amazon.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sirlei Antunes
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Urbinatti
authors.forename: Maria Anice Mureb
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sallum
authors.forename: Adriana Akemi
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kuniy
authors.forename: Gilberto Gilmar
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Moresco
authors.forename: Aristides
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Sandra Sayuri
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nagaki
authors.forename: Delsio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Natal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification*; D001938:Brazil; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission