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Metagenomic profiling of the insect-specific virome in non-urban mosquitoes (Culicidae: Culicinae) from Colombia's Northern inter-Andean valleys. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Hematophagous mosquitoes are major vectors of diverse pathogens and serve as bioindicators in tropical ecosystems, yet their virome in non-urban Neotropical regions remains poorly characterized.
Andrés Gómez-Palacio, Howard Junca, Rafael J Vivero-Gomez, Juan Suaza, Claudia X Moreno-Herrera, Gloria Cadavid-Restrepo, Dietmar H Pieper, Sandra Uribe   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Feeding habits of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an area of sylvatic transmission of yellow fever in the state of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
Background The reintroduction of sylvatic yellow fever in the state of São Paulo after about six decades was confirmed in the Northwestern region in 2000, where in 2008 there also occurred an important epizootic.
Luis Filipe Mucci, Rubens Pinto Cardoso Júnior, Marcia Bicudo de Paula, Sirle Abdo Salloum Scandar, Márcio Lunardeli Pacchioni, Aristides Fernandes, Cleide Aschenbrenner Consales   +6 more
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Ecology of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in areas of Serra do Mar State Park, State of São Paulo, Brazil. II - Habitat distribution [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
The mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) ecology was studied in areas of Serra do Mar State Park, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Systematized biweekly human bait collections were made three times a day, for periods of 2 or 3 h each, in sylvatic and rural areas for
Anthony Érico Guimarães, Carla Gentile, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Rubens Pinto de Mello   +3 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Development of a simple trap using widely available materials for collecting immature Sabethines (Diptera: Culicidae) and first records of Sabethes batesi and Wyeomyia nigritubus in Sergipe, Brazil [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: The collection of immature Sabethines from natural habitats is challenging. Objective: To develop a low-cost and effective trap using widely available materials. Methods: A perforated coconut endocarp filled with water was installed in the
David Campos Andrade, João Victor Santos França, Rafael Oliveira Christe, Mauro Toledo Marrelli, Roseli La Corte   +4 more
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First record of the genus Shannoniana and Trichoprosopon aff. castroi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Peru. [PDF]

J Med Entomol
Funding Information: This work was funded by CONCYTEC through the PROCIENCIA program under the “Basic Research Projects 2023-01” competition, according to Contract No. PE501082012-2023-PROCIENCIA. APG Almeida and R Parreira received funding from Fundação
Montalvo-Sabino E, Ix-Balam M, Navarro-Mamani DA, Parreira R, Gouveia de Almeida AP.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Investigações sôbre o comportamento de formas adultas de mosquitos Silvestres no Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1968
Apresentaram-se os resultados das observações sobre o comportamento de formas adultas de Culicidae silvestres na área de Casa Grande, de zona de florestas primitivas situada na parte nordeste do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil.
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Oscar de Souza Lopes, Ernesto Xavier Rabello   +2 more
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Phylogenetic analysis and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear genes and morphology [PDF]

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009
Background Phylogenetic analyses provide a framework for examining the evolution of morphological and molecular diversity, interpreting patterns in biogeography, and achieving a stable classification.
Wiegmann Brian M, Harbach Ralph E, Bertone Matthew A, Cook Shelley, Reidenbach Kyanne R, Besansky Nora J   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Ecology of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in areas of Serra do Mar State Park, State of São Paulo, Brazil. III - daily biting rhythms and lunar cycle influence

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
The ecology of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) was studied in areas of the Serra do Mar State Park, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The influence of the lunar cycle and the daily biting rhythms of mosquito populations were analyzed.
Anthony Érico Guimarães, Carla Gentile, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Rubens Pinto de Mello   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Culicidae (Insecta: Diptera) em área de Floresta Atlântica, no Estado do Paraná, Brasil - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v30i1.1411

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2008
A alteração da paisagem natural pode gerar mudanças que favorecem o desenvolvimento e proliferação de determinadas espécies de Culicidae, em detrimento de outras que se deslocam para outros locais ou são extintas.
Adriana Felix dos Anjos, Mario Antonio Navarro-Silva   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Phytotelmata in native and exotic plants and their mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) assemblages: Diversity and first records of plant-mosquito associations in a subtropical region of Argentina

Ecología Austral
Phytotelma refers to the water accumulated in certain plant structures that constitute the main natural microhabitats for the development of mosquitoes.
Carla N. Alvarez, Raúl E. Campos†, Marina Stein   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources