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Seven new species of Monohelea Kieffer are described and illustrated and new records from M. affinis Felippe-Bauer & Spinelli, M. guaimiesi Lane & Wirth and M. maculipennis (Coquillett) are given based on specimens collected in Pará State, eastern Brazilian Amazon. The new species are compared with their similar congeners and the distributional records of both new and previously described species are presented in Figure 1. A key for identification of the Brazilian Amazonian species of Monohelea is also provided.
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Ceratopogonidae , Animals , BrazilABSTRACT
Two new species of Culicoides Latreille of the Neotropical subgenus Mataemyia Vargas are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Juruti, Pará, Brazil and compared with their similar congeners. This paper also presents a diagnosis of the subgenus Mataemyia and a systematic key for the identification of the 19 species of the subgenus.
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Ceratopogonidae/anatomy & histology , Ceratopogonidae/classification , Animals , Brazil , Female , MaleABSTRACT
Two new species of Culicoides Latreille of the Neotropical subgenus Mataemyia Vargas are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Juruti, Pará, Brazil and compared with their similar congeners. This paper also presents a diagnosis of the subgenus Mataemyia and a systematic key for the identification of the 19 species of the subgenus.
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Animals , Female , Male , Ceratopogonidae/anatomy & histology , Ceratopogonidae/classification , BrazilABSTRACT
Two new species of Culicoides Latreille of the subgenus Haematomyidium Goeldi are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Pará, Brazil. The new species are compared with their similar congeners.
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Ceratopogonidae , Animals , Brazil , Ceratopogonidae/anatomy & histology , Ceratopogonidae/classification , FemaleABSTRACT
Two new species of Culicoides Latreille of the subgenus Haematomyidium Goeldi are described and illustrated based on female specimens from Pará, Brazil. The new species are compared with their similar congeners.
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Animals , Female , Ceratopogonidae , Brazil , Ceratopogonidae , CeratopogonidaeABSTRACT
A new species of the Culicoides reticulatus species group, Culicoides kuripako Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on females and male specimens from the states of Amazonas and Pará, Brazil. The new species is compared with its similar sympatric congener, Culicoides paucienfuscatus Barbosa.
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Ceratopogonidae/anatomy & histology , Ceratopogonidae/classification , Animals , Brazil , Female , MaleABSTRACT
A new species of the Culicoides reticulatus species group, Culicoides kuripako Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on females and male specimens from the states of Amazonas and Pará, Brazil. The new species is compared with its similar sympatric congener, Culicoides paucienfuscatus Barbosa.
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Animals , Female , Male , Ceratopogonidae , Ceratopogonidae , BrazilABSTRACT
As espécies hematófagas de Ceratopogonidae são conhecidas vulgarmente no Brasil como maruins, mosquitinhos pólvora e mosquitinhos de mangue. Algumas destas espécies podem causar sérios problemas ao homem e seus animais domésticos, devido à voracidade de suas picadas em busca de repasto sanguíneo, podendo causar grande irritação e problemas cutâneos, principalmente nos indivíduos mais sensíveis, além de serem também vetores potenciais de agentes infecciosos. Este trabalho objetiva ampliar o conhecimento sobre os Ceratopogonidae hematófagos da Amazônia brasileira, enfocando as espécies ocorrentes na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Itatupã-Baquiá, Município de Gurupá, Estado do Pará, Brasil, por meio de observações e do estudo das atividades horárias de ataque das espécies à procura do repasto sanguíneo no ser humano. Utilizaram-se atrativo humano e armadilha luminosa do tipo CDC como métodos de amostragens. Foram coletados 1.718 exemplares de maruins, distribuídos em nove espécies, sendo todas do gênero Culicoides. São elas: C. acotylus Lutz, C. batesi Wirth & Blanton, C. foxi Ortíz, C. insinuatus Ortíz & León, C. iriartei Fox, C. leopoldoi Ortíz, C. limai Barretto, C. paramaruim Wirth & Blanton e Culicoides sp. C. insinuatus foi considerada a espécie mais importante para o homem na Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Itatupã-Baquiá, por buscar o repasto sanguíneo nos horários de maior atividade humana, tanto no peridomicílio como no intradomicílio, causando grande incômodo às pessoas afetadas e aos seus animais domésticos...
The hematophagous Ceratopogonidae species (biting midges or sand flies) are vulgarly known as maruins, mosquitinhos pólvora and mosquitinhos de mangue. Some of these species may cause severe problems to humans and their pets due to the voracity of their bites during blood sucking. They are potential vectors of infectious agents and may cause severe skin irritation and lesions, especially in more sensitive individuals. This article aims to broaden the knowledge on hematophagous Ceratopogonidae in the Brazilian Amazon through observations and study of the host-seeking behavior of the species in search of blood feeding on humans. It focuses on the species that occur in the Itatupã-Baquiá Sustainable Development Reserve, located in the municipality of Gurupá, Pará State. We used human baits and CDC light traps as sampling methods. A total of 1,71 8 specimens of midges were collected. All of them belonged to the genus Culicoides and were distributed into nine species, as follows: C. acotylus Lutz, C. batesi Wirth & Blanton, C. foxi Ortíz, C. insinuatus Ortíz & León, C. iriartei Fox, C. leopoldoi Ortíz, C. limai Barretto, C. paramaruim Wirth & Blanton and Culicoides sp. C. insinuatus was considered the most important species for individuals from the Itatupã-Baquiá Reserve because it searches for blood feedings in periods humans are more active, both in peridomestic and intradomestic areas, which causes great inconvenience to the individuals affected and their pets...
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Male , Female , Humans , Ceratopogonidae/pathogenicity , Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , Evaluation Study , InsectaABSTRACT
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo fazer o levantamento das espécies de ceratopogonídeos hematófagos (maruins) em áreas costeiras do Estado do Pará. Foram amostrados dois pontos, um no litoral (Praia do Crispim/Marapanim) e outro no estuário do rio Pará (Outeiro/Belém). As coletas foram feitas mensalmente em 2003 de abril a outubro em Outeiro e nos meses de junho, julho, setembro e outubro em Marapanim. Foram utilizados os métodos de isca humana e armadilha tipo CDC. Foram coletados 4003 exemplares de maruins distribuídos em 18 espécies de Culicoides Latreille e uma de Leptoconops Skuse, sendo L. brasiliensis (Lutz) a única espécie comum aos dois pontos de coleta. As duas espécies mais abundantes coletadas em Outeiro foram C. batesi Wirth & Blanton e C. denisae Clastrier, enquanto em Marapanim foram C. maruim Lutz e C. phlebotomus (Williston).
