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Boletín de Malariología y Salud Ambiental

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Abstract

BERTI, Jesús et al. First record of Culex (Carrollia) anduzei Cerqueira & Lane, 1944 in Venezuela and Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar, 1918 in Bolivar state. Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2013, vol.53, n.2, pp.202-208. ISSN 1690-4648.

In this work we report for the first time the presence of Culex (Carrollia) anduzei Cerqueira & Lane in Venezuela. With this new record the geographical distribution of this species in America includes Brazil and Venezuela. Also we report for the first time the presence of Culex (Melanoconion) dunni Dyar in Bolívar state, Venezuela. This is a vector of The Venezuelan Equine Encefalitis.

Keywords : Arboviruses; Culicidae; Culex; Carrollia; Melanoconion; geographical distribution; breeding sites; copoazú; Theobroma grandiflorum; Bolívar state; Venezuela; Brazil.

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