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. 2014 Dec;109(8):1021–1029. doi: 10.1590/0074-02761400297

TABLE I. Species and taxonomic units abundance per sampling trap in rural areas in the tropical Atlantic rainforest, southeastern Brazil.

    Traps n (%)    
Species/taxonomic unit A B C Total (n)
Anophelinae        
 Anopheles (Anopheles) costai 3 (1.08) 64 (23.02) 211 (75.9) 278
 Anopheles (Anopheles) intermedius 1 (7.14) 1 (7.14) 12 (85.71) 14
 Anopheles (Kerteszia) bellator 0 (0) 9 (13.85) 56 (86.15) 65
 Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii 0 (0) 54 (21.86) 193 (78.14) 247
 Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) evansae 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) galvaoi 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (100) 2
 Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1
 Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 4
 Total 5 (0.82) 128 (20.91) 479 (78.27) 612
Aedini        
 Ochlerotatus (Protomacleaya) argyrothorax 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1
 Ochlerotatus (Chrysoconops) fulvus 0 (0) 2 (100) 0 (0) 2
 Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) scapularis 4 (2.26) 56 (31.64) 117 (66.1) 177
 Ochlerotatus (Protoculex) oligopistus 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1
 Ochlerotatus (Protoculex) serratus 11 (16.67) 42 (63.63) 13 (19.7) 66
 Ochlerotatus (Protoculex) serratus/nubilus 23 (11.79) 112 (57.44) 60 (30.77) 195
 Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata 1 (4.35) 10 (43.48) 12 (52.17) 23
 Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox 2 (15.38) 3 (23.08) 8 (61.54) 13
 Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii 0 (0) 7 (50) 7 (50) 14
 Sallumia hortator 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Total 42 (8.52) 233 (47.26) 218 (44.22) 493
Culicini        
 Culex (Aedes) amazonensis 10 (30.30) 15 (45.45) 8 (24.24) 33
 Culex (Culex) chidesteri 3 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3
 Culex (Culex) eduardoi 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Culex) nigripalpus 228 (13.02) 381 (21.76) 1,142 (65.22) 1,751
 Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus 2 (8.33) 1 (4.17) 21 (87.5) 24
 Culex (Culex) sp. 30 (81.08) 3 (8.11) 4 (10.81) 37
 Culex (Culex) sp. Coronator group 6 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6
 Culex (Microculex) imitator 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Microculex) neglectus 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Microculex) pleuristriatus 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1
 Culex (Melanoconion) akritos 71 (55.9) 5 (3.94) 51 (40.16) 127
 Culex (Melanoconion) eastor 5 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5
 Culex (Melanoconion) evansae 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Melanoconion) faurani 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Melanoconion) misionensis 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Melanoconion) oedipus 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Melanoconion) pedroi 39 (59.1) 27 (40.9) 0 (0) 66
 Culex (Melanoconion) putumayensis 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2
 Culex (Melanoconion) rabelloi 6 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6
 Culex (Melanoconion) ribeirensis 691 (43.51) 628 (39.55) 269 (16.94) 1,588
 Culex (Melanoconion) sacchettae 1,360 (32.04) 1,862 (43.86) 1,023 (24.1) 4,245
 Culex (Melanoconion) sp. Atratus group 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Culex (Melanoconion) sp. Melanoconion section 171 (72.15) 46 (19.41) 20 (8.44) 237
 Culex (Melanoconion) spissipes 4 (57.14) 3 (42.86) 0 (0) 7
 Culex (Melanoconion) vaxus 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2
 Culex (Melanoconion) zeteki 1 (50) 0 (0) 1 (50) 2
 Lutzia (Lutzia) bigoti 1 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1
 Total 2,639 (32.38) 2,972 (36.46) 2,540 (31.16) 8,151
Mansoniini        
 Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) albicosta 4 (22.22) 3 (16.67) 11 (61.11) 18
 Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) chrysonotum 227 (3.46) 1,144 (17.45) 5,186 (79.09) 6,557
 Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) hermanoi 17 (13.39) 34 (26.77) 76 (59.84) 127
 Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) juxtamansonia 0 (0) 2 (50) 2 (50) 4
 Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) venezuelensis 352 (20.29) 151 (8.7) 1,232 (71.01) 1,735
 Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans 1 (20) 1 (20) 3 (60) 5
 Total 601 (7.11) 1,335 (15.81) 6,510 (77.08) 8,446
Sabethinii        
 Limatus durhami 0 (0) 6 (28.57) 15 (71.73) 21
 Limatus flavisetosus 1 (11.11) 0 (0) 8 (88.89) 9
 Runchomyia (Runchomyia) reversa 1 (5.26) 6 (31.58) 12 (63.16) 19
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) davisi 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 4
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) fuscipes 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) galvaoi 0 (0) 0 (0) 18 (100) 18
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) longirostris 0 (0) 1 (20) 4 (80) 5
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) mulhensi 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) pallidoventer 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) palmata 0 (0) 1 (50) 1 (50) 2
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) pilicauda/incauda 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (100) 5
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) near lassali 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (100) 1
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) near longilostris 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 3
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) quasilongirostris 0 (0) 2 (16.67) 10 (83.33) 12
 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) theobaldi 0 (0) 0 (0) 8 8
 Wyeomyia confusa 2 (1.1) 55 (30.22) 125 (68.68) 182
 Wyeomyia felicia/pampeithes 0 (0) 0 (0) 26 (100) 26
 Wyeomyia mystes/finlayi 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 3
 Wyeomyia airosai/howardi/luteoventralis 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (100) 6
 Total 4 (1.22) 71 (21.71) 252 (77.06) 327
Uranotaeniini        
 Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica 10 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 10
 Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) incognita 1 (50) 0 (0) 1 (50) 2
 Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) mathesoni 7 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 7
 Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) natalie 5 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5
 Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pulcherrima 103 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 103
 Total 126 (99.21) 0 (0) 1 (0.79) 127
Total specimens 3,417 (18.82) 4,739 (26.1) 10,000 (55.08) 18,156
Total species/taxonomic unit 47 35 50 75

A: CDC light trap; B: CDC with CO2 and lactic acid; C: Mosquito Magnet® Independence.