Article
Diversity of Anopheles spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Amazonian Urban Area
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REIS, I. C. et al. Diversity of Anopheles spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) in an Amazonian Urban Area. Neotrop. Entomol., v. 47, p. 412–417, 2018.
1519-556X
10.1007/s13744-018-0595-6
Autor
Reis, I. C.
Codeço, C. T.
Câmara, D. C. P.
Carvajal, J. J.
Pereira, G. R.
Keppeler, E. C.
Honório, Nilzimar A.
Resumen
The genus Anopheles encompasses several species considered as vectors of human infecting Plasmodium. Environmental changes are responsible forbehaviorchangesinthesevectorsandthereforethepatternofmalaria transmission. To better understand the dynamics of malaria transmission, this study aimed at identify the species of adult anophelines found in a malaria endemic urban area of the Amazon region, Mâncio Lima, located in the Acre State Brazil. Using Shannon-type light traps installed at 11 collectionpoints nearfishponds,a totalof116 anophelines werecollected belonging to nine species. Anopheles darlingi Root 1926 and An. albitarsis s.l. Lynch-Arribalzaga 1878 were the most abundant and predominant species. Despite the low number of captured adult anophelines, the occurrence of An. darlingi throughout all urban area and the presence of secondary vectors reinforce the need of a permanent and continuous entomological surveillance.