Culicidae fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) survey in urban, ecotonal and forested areas, from the Moreno municipality - Pernambuco State, Brazil.

Cláudio Júlio Da Silva,Alexandre Freitas Da Silva,Cláudia Maria Fontes De Oliveira,Edivaldo José Apolinário,Gilvan Leite Dos Santos,Gabriel Luz Wallau,Maria Alice Varjal Melo-Santos,Sônia Valéria Pereira

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0249-2017

Abstract

Mosquitoes are vectors of several pathogens in tropical regions. However, information on Culicidae in the northeast region of Brazil is scarce despite many municipalities having environmental conditions favorable for these insects. We collected mosquitoes monthly for one year from urban, ecotonal, and ecological reserve areas in Moreno, Brazil, by using CDC Miniature light traps, aspiration, ovitraps, and liquid suction. We collected 1,401 insects in the Culicidae family. Fifteen species of seven genera of Culicidae were identified and five specimens were identified only at the genus level. There is a wide diversity of mosquito species in the sampled areas, some of which are important for human health.

Highlights

Mosquitoes are vectors of several pathogens in tropical regions
Information on Culicidae in the northeast region of Brazil is scarce despite many municipalities having environmental conditions favorable for these insects
Fifteen species of seven genera of Culicidae were identified and five specimens were identified only at the genus level.Conclusions: There is a wide diversity of mosquito species in the sampled areas, some of which are important for human health

Summary

Short Communication

Culicidae fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) survey in urban, ecotonal and forested areas, from the Moreno municipality - Pernambuco State, Brazil. Cláudio Júlio da Silva[1], Sônia Valéria Pereira[2], Edivaldo José Apolinário[1], Gilvan Leite dos Santos[1], Maria Alice Varjal Melo-Santos[3],[4], Alexandre Freitas da Silva[3],[4], Gabriel Luz Wallau[3],[4] and Cláudia Maria Fontes de Oliveira[3],[4]. Núcleo de Vigilância à Saúde e do Meio Ambiente, Moreno, PE, Brasil. Instituto Tecnológico de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil. Pós-Graduação em Biociências e Biotecnologia em Saúde - Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brasil. Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brasil

Culex quinquefasciatus

Findings

Number of indivuduals Milimiters