Species composition and fauna distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and its importance for vector-borne diseases in a rural area of Central Western - Mato Grosso, Brazil

Abstract. This study describes ecological data obtained in a rural area in the State of Mato Grosso, including the insects belonging to the family Culicidae, especially those framed as potential vectors of tropical diseases. In 2015, we collected adult mosquitoes in fragments of forest in a rural ar...

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Main Authors: Fábio Alexandre Leal-Santos, Adaiane Catarina Marcondes Jacobina, Maria Madalena de Oliveira, Marinalva Brasilina Arruda Santana, Otacília Pereira Serra, Aldimara Vaillant Gonçalves, Angela Regina Serafine Garcêz, Sirlei Franck Thies, Renata Dezengrine Slhessarenko, Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas, Diniz Pereira Leite-Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomologistas do Brasil 2017-08-01
Series:EntomoBrasilis
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Online Access:https://www.entomobrasilis.org/index.php/ebras/article/view/687