Culicoides (Diptera, Heleidae) na cidade de Recife capturados com isca luminosa

Eleven species of the genus Culicoides (Diptera, Heleidae) were recorded frorn a mangrove area in the town of Recife, Brazil. The midges were collected by 6 light traps during the period of a whole year, 1954-1955. The predominant species were C. maruim, C. guyanensis and C. insignis. The first one...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Frederico S. Barbosa, Gutsmberg de Carvalho, Jandyra Moraes Barbosa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1968
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821968000100003
https://doaj.org/article/2cc46793dfdc403d8e004b658f897172
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Summary:Eleven species of the genus Culicoides (Diptera, Heleidae) were recorded frorn a mangrove area in the town of Recife, Brazil. The midges were collected by 6 light traps during the period of a whole year, 1954-1955. The predominant species were C. maruim, C. guyanensis and C. insignis. The first one represented 73.7% of the total collected. Seasonal variations were markedly observed, with higher number of midges appearing during the period of March to July.

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