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ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) IN AREAS OF THE MATO GROSSO PANTANAL, MATO GROSSO STATE, BRAZIL
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Doenças Parasitarias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Doenças Parasitarias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Bimonthly diurnal and nocturnal captures were conducted in four different
sampling sites of the Mato Grosso Pantanal region over 24 consecutive months
between March 2009 and January 2011. The goal of performing these collections was
to elucidate aspects of the biology and ecology of mosquitoes in this region since little
to nothing is known about these aspects for many species. A total of 17,532 specimens
were captured, comprising two subfamilies, nine genera, and 44 species. The main
species of culicids found in the Mato Grosso Pantanal had strong ecological
compatibility with well-preserved environments and with some of the specific habitats
found in at least one of the four selected collection sampling sites. Anopheles darlingi,
An. albitarsis, and An. triannulatus are well-suited to environments with large water
bodies and greater anthropic activity. Culex nigripalpus and Cx. quinquefasciatus
prefer environments with bush fragments and pronounced human action and
movement. Culex declarator and Psorophora albigenu, the most eclectic, prefer wild
areas and with some anthropic activity. Mansonia titillans is associated with
environments offering a wide variety of natural breeding areas that enable its
development, in particular natural swamp areas covered with macrophytes, which is
one of the natural components of the Pantanal biome. The effect of the flooding season
on the population density of anophelines is especially advantageous, with an explosion
in the number of individuals in periods of widespread flooding. The region’s
environmental dynamics are regulated by flooding cycles with alternating periods of
flooding and drought, which are the main factors governing the ecology of the local
fauna and flora. Flooding periods contribute to raising culicid species’ richness and
diversity, while the droughts result in a more even distribution of specimens within
species. The flooding season of the Pantanal occurs between November and May and
coincides with the greatest abundance of culicid species. During this period, the human
population of the region has greater contact with mosquito vectors carrying pathogens,
including arboviruses, which previous studies have confirmed via seropositivity in
the region’s equines and birds.
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