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| Author(s): |
Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
[1]
;
Paulo Roberto Urbinatti
[2]
;
Rosely dos Santos Malafronte
;
Helder Ricas Resende
[4]
;
Crispim Cerutti Jr
;
Delsio Natal
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia
[4] Governo do Estado do Espírito Santo. Secretaria de Estado da Saúde
[6] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia; v. 52, n. 4, p. 671-673, 2008-00-00. |
| Abstract | |
In a field collecting trip carried out in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, in January 2006, as part of a study on Plasmodium transmission, Anophelinae larvae were collected in bromeliads. The immatures were raised in the laboratory until adult stage, and thus adults male and female and their associated larval and pupal exuviae were mounted and identified. Consequently, it was verified that two specimens belong to Anopheles (Kerteszia) homunculus Komp, 1937. This is the first record of that Kerteszia species in Espírito Santo. The present finding shows the importance of additional studies aiming to establish the geographical distribution of An. homunculus in addition to the taxonomic status and the epidemiological importance of the species in the dynamics of malaria transmission in areas of Atlantic Forest. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 05/53973-0 - Systematics of the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) (Diptera: Culicidae) |
| Grantee: | Maria Anice Mureb Sallum |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |