A study of Culicoides in Rondônia, in the Brazilian Amazon: species composition, relative abundance and potential vectors

• DOI: 10.1111/mve.12208
• Publication Date: 2016-11-23T11:22:22Z
• Authors: L. P. C. CARVALHO; A. M. PEREIRA JÚNIOR; E. S. FARIAS; J. F. ALMEIDA; M. S. RODRIGUES; F. RESADORE; F. A. C. PESSOA; J. F. MEDEIROS
• Keywords: Male; Culicoides Propriipennis; Epidemiology; Culicoides Paraensis; Vigilance; Culicoides Contubernalis; Forests; Culicoides Quasiparaensis; Ceratopogonidae; Culicoides Paraignacioi; Culicoides Vernoni; Culicoides Lutzi; 0302 clinical medicine; Culicoides Santanderi; Disease Carrier; Disease Vector; New Record; Arbovirus; Culicoides; Culicoides Kampa; Culicoides Pseudodiabolicus; Biodiversity; Grassland; Relative Abundance; Culicoides Glabellus; Insect Vector; Female; Culicoides Fluvialis; Brazil; Culicoides Plaumanni; Rural Area; Culicoides Paucienfuscatus; Culicoides Rhombus; Amazonas; Culicoides Limai; Culicoides Kuripako; Culicoides Gabaldoni; Culicoides Pusillus; 03 medical and health sciences; Culicoides Guerrai; Community Composition; Culicoides Diabolicus; Culicoides Tetrathyris; Animals; Forest; Culicoides Efferus; Culicoides Fieldi; Culicoides Leopoldoi; Culicoides Ocumarensis; Population Density; Culicoides Pachymerus; Culicoides Hylas; Culicoides Foxi; Species Diversity; 15. Life on land; Culicoides Coutinhoi; Insect Vectors; Trap (equipment); Culicoides Glabrior; Culicoides Insignis; Species Richness; Insect; Animal Distribution; Culicoides Tidwelli

Abstract There is very little information available about C ulicoides species ( D iptera: eratopogonidae) in the western B razilian A mazon. However, studies of fauna this region are essential to knowledge and potential vectors within it. Thus, present study aims evaluate abundance, richness composition rural areas state R ondônia, razil. specimens were collected forest pasture environments municipality P orto V elho, using light traps. total 1708 individuals (1136 females 572 males) belonging 33 collected; 28 these samples represent new records for ondônia include first record contubernalis insignis was most abundant (86.1%). Species greater (32 species, 96.96%), whereas pastures presented greatest number captured n = 1540, 90.1%). This shows that populations differ between indicates abundance . an important factor epidemiological vigilance region.