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Authors

  • Gerson Azulim Müller Centro de Ciências Biológicas, UFSC
  • Carlos Brisola Marcondes Centro de Ciências Biológicas, UFSC

Abstract

Immature forms of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) were collected from bromeliads Nidularium innocentii var. paxianum in dense ombrophilous forest of Santa Catarina Island, state of Santa Catarina. Two hundred and eleven mosquitoes were collected; 37.44% Culex (Microculex) albipes, 19.91% Cx. (Mic.) davisi, 0.95% Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii and 0.47% Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) tripartita. Correlation between the quantities of collected mosquitoes and mean temperatures was significantly positive, but that between the quantities and the rainfall was not. The quantity of anophelines was much smaller than that reported by other workers in the same region. Even considering the small quantity of anophelines collected, the great density of this bromeliad in the area indicates the need for of attention to it as a breeding ground for these mosquitoes.

Author Biographies

Gerson Azulim Müller, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, UFSC

Possui Graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Mestrado em Ciências Biológicas (Entomologia) pela Universidade Federal do Paraná e está cursando o Doutorado na mesma instituição.

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Carlos Brisola Marcondes, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, UFSC

Doutor em Entomologia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná. Atualmente é professor associado III da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Published

2007-01-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2007)

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