Culicoides paraensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Infestations in Cities of the Itapocú River Valley, Southern Brazil

Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer; Ulises Sebastian Sternheim

doi:10.3157/0013-872X(2008)119[185:CPDCII]2.0.CO;2

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Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer,^* Ulises Sebastian Sternheim^**

^*Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. E-mail: mlfbauer@ioc.fiocruz.br.
^**Coordenadoria de Defesa Civil, Prefeitura Municipal de Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brasil. E-mail: fauna@jaraguadosul.com.br.

Abstract

Culicoides paraensis (Goeldi), a vector of the human viral disease Oropouche, is reported as a pest from five cities in the Itapocú River Valley, southern Brazil. Adults likely emerge from rotting banana plants and are common enough to cause skin problems and allergies.

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Maria Luiza Felippe-Bauer and Ulises Sebastian Sternheim "Culicoides paraensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Infestations in Cities of the Itapocú River Valley, Southern Brazil," Entomological News 119(2), 185-192, (1 March 2008). https://doi.org/10.3157/0013-872X(2008)119[185:CPDCII]2.0.CO;2

Received: 26 June 2007; Accepted: 1 September 2007; Published: 1 March 2008

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