Abstract

BERT, Jesús et al. Altitude records for anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae: Anophelinae) from the Gran Sabana municipality, Bolivar State, Venezuela, and new relevant altitudinal data. Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2016, vol.56, n.1, pp.78-86. ISSN 1690-4648.

Altitude records for mosquitos in the tribe Anophelini (Diptera: Culicidae: Anophelinae) from the Gran Sabana municipality, Bolívar State, Venezuela are reported. New altitude registers include Chagasia ablusa Harbach, Chagasia bonneae Root and 12 species of Anopheles. The Gran Sabana is an undulating grass-dominated upland savanna covering an area close to 18,000 km², with altitudes ranging from 750 m to 1,450 m. Most of the Gran Sabana highlands have a humid submontane climate, with average annual temperatures ranging between 18ºC and 24ºC, and average annual rainfall between 2,000 and 3,500 mm. It has a very short dry season occurring from December to March.

Keywords : Altitudes; Anopheles; Bolívar State; Chagasia; Gran Sabana; Guayana Shield; malaria; vectors; Venezuela.