Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment: 7- Behaviour of adults Nyssorhynchus anophelines with special reference to Anopheles albitarsis s.l. in South-Eastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Forattini Oswaldo Paulo (Author), Kakitani Iná (Author), Massad Eduardo (Author), Marucci Daniel (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Universidade de São Paulo, 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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• Notes: 0034-8910; 1518-8787
• Keywords: Anopheles; Ecology, vectors; Malaria/transmition; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Revista de Saúde Pública, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 20-26 (1995)

Results obtained with catches performed at several sites of the Ribeira Valley, SP (Brazil) are reported. Collections with Shannon type traps showed a concentration of An.albitarsis s.l. in the Experimental Farm of Pariquera-Açu County, associated with the development of irrigated rice cultivation. Two species of the complex, named A and B, were recognized. Species B predominated in the samples. Indoor and outdoor crepuscular human bait captures were performed a the domiciliary environment. The two species showed a generally low William's media valve of 0.2, the highest value obtained was 1.6. No differences were found between indoor and outdoor behaviours between the two species of the complex.