Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Ceará State, northeastern Brazil: Diversity, new records and bionomic approaches.

Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Ceará State, northeastern Brazil: Diversity, new records and bionomic approaches.

Authors

  • Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Laboratório de Diptera, Coleção de Ceratopogonidae, Av. Brasil 4365, CEP 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Gilmara Pereira Gonzaga Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Laboratório de Diptera, Coleção de Ceratopogonidae, Av. Brasil 4365, CEP 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • Robson Cavalcante Ministério da Saúde. Laboratório de Endemias - MS/4ª CRES/SESA/CE, Rua 15 de novembro 973, CEP 62.760-000, Baturité, CE, Brazil
  • Ricristhi Gomes Secretaria de Saúde do estado do Ceará, Núcleo de Controle de Vetores, Rua dos Tabajaras 268, CEP 60060-510, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
  • Rafaella Silva Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, CEP 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil. Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, CEP 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v11i2.2149

Keywords:

biting midges, insect vectors, biodiversity, bionomy.

Abstract

Introduction: little is known about the biodiversity of the genus Culicoides and the possible presence of vector species in Ceará State, Brazil. Objective: to improve the knowledge about the biodiversity and possible vectors presence in northeastern Brazil. Methods: with CDC light traps we surveyed Culicoides species in 18 municipalities from six mesoregions of Ceará State. Results: we collected 1 453 specimens (12 species). Culicoides guyanensis was the most abundant species, with 75,84% of the collected specimens. Culicoides venezuelensis is well distributed and is found in five Mesoregions. We recorded five species for the first time from Ceará State and seven from the surveyed municipalities; the presence of species with sanitary importance is discussed. Conclusion: with the addition of new species records, there are now 12 species known from Ceará State. The presence of species with medical and/or veterinary importance in the studied Mesoregions is indicative of the need of epidemiological surveillance in this state.

Author Biography

Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Laboratório de Diptera, Coleção de Ceratopogonidae, Av. Brasil 4365, CEP 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Atuo na área de Entomologia sistemática, especialmente no estudo da família Ceratopogonidae.

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2019-02-26

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Felippe-Bauer, M. L., Gonzaga, G. P., Cavalcante, R., Gomes, R., & Silva, R. (2019). Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Ceará State, northeastern Brazil: Diversity, new records and bionomic approaches. UNED Research Journal, 11(2), 137–144. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v11i2.2149

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