| 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. | 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); c ... | 2015 | 25853113 |
| diversification of the genus anopheles and a neotropical clade from the late cretaceous. | the anopheles genus is a member of the culicidae family and consists of approximately 460 recognized species. the genus is composed of 7 subgenera with diverse geographical distributions. despite its huge medical importance, a consensus has not been reached on the phylogenetic relationships among anopheles subgenera. we assembled a comprehensive dataset comprising the coi, coii and 5.8s rrna genes and used maximum likelihood and bayesian inference to estimate the phylogeny and divergence times o ... | 2015 | 26244561 |
| mosquito fauna of the guapiaçu ecological reserve, cachoeiras de macacu, rio de janeiro, brazil, collected under the influence of different color cdc light traps. | the objective of the present study was to identify mosquito fauna and to evaluate whether different light bulb colors influence the attraction of light traps in the guapiaçu ecological reserve. samples were obtained monthly during the period of february, 2012 to january, 2013. centers for disease control (cdc) light traps with incandescent light bulbs and led (ultraviolet, blue, green, and red) bulbs were utilized. in total, 8,170 specimens were captured, including 59 species. the presence of an ... | 2014 | 25424268 |
| cover cropping alters the diet of arthropods in a banana plantation: a metabarcoding approach. | plant diversification using cover crops may promote natural regulation of agricultural pests by supporting alternative prey that enable the increase of arthropod predator densities. however, the changes in the specific composition of predator diet induced by cover cropping are poorly understood. here, we hypothesized that the cover crop can significantly alter the diet of predators in agroecosystems. the cover crop brachiaria decumbens is increasingly used in banana plantations to control weeds ... | 2014 | 24695585 |
| diversity of mosquito vectors (diptera: culicidae) in caxiuanã, pará, brazil. | this paper presents a study based on ecological parameters represented by diversity and richness indices applied in a community of mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae), at the national forest of caxiuanã, melgaço municipality, state of pará, in the brazilian amazon. a total of 25,433 specimens of culicids were collected in the study, from five field collection periods, over 10 months, between 2005 and 2006. specimens were collected in four heights of the forest (ground level, 8 m, 16 m, and 30 m-cano ... | 2012 | 22997514 |