Abstract

BERTI, Jesús; ESTRADA, Yarys; GUZMAN, Hernán  and  ARIAS, Lourdes. First record of Anopheles (Stethomyia) nimbus (Theobald, 1902) for Bolívar state, Venezuela. Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2014, vol.54, n.2, pp.254-256. ISSN 1690-4648.

We report the presence of Anopheles nimbus (Theobald, 1902) for the first time in Bolívar state. This new register increases the geographical distribution of this species in Venezuela to five states: Amazonas, Cojedes, Monagas, Yaracuy and Bolívar.

Keywords : Anopheles; breeding sites; geographical distribution; Gran Sabana; Bolívar state; mosquitoes; Venezuela.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )