title: New records of mosquitoes (Diptera: culicidae) from bolívar state in South eastern Venezuela, with 27 new species for the state and 5 of them new in the country.
abstract: This is the first part of a series of studies related to mosquito ecological and biogeographic aspects. A total of 69 mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) was collected in 16 localities sampled in the Gran Sabana Municipality, Canaima National Park, and Venezuela. Twenty-seven mosquito species are recorded for the first time from Bolívar State, Venezuela. Five of them species are reported for the first time in Venezuela: Anopheles malefactor Dyar and Knab (1907); Chagasia bonneae Root (1927); Chagasia ablusa Harbach (2009); Culex anduzei Lane (1944), and Uranotaenia leucoptera Theobald (1907). Their medical importance is commented, and ecological and epidemiological aspects are discussed. A checklist of the mosquito species reported in the Gran Sabana County is given.
authors: Laboratory of Entomology, Center for Endemic Diseases Studies , Maracay , Venezuela.
authors: Jesús
authors: J
authors: Berti
authors: Laboratory of Entomology, Center for Endemic Diseases Studies , Maracay , Venezuela.
authors: Hernán
authors: H
authors: Guzmán
authors: Laboratory of Entomology, Center for Endemic Diseases Studies , Maracay , Venezuela.
authors: Yarys
authors: Y
authors: Estrada
authors: Laboratory of Entomology, Center for Endemic Diseases Studies , Maracay , Venezuela.
authors: Rodrigo
authors: R
authors: Ramírez
keywords: Bolívar State; Gran Sabana; Venezuela; emerging diseases; inventory; mosquitoes; vectors