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Fitossanidade • Rev. Ceres 57 (2) • Apr 2010 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-737X2010000200007   copy

First record of genus Toxorhynchites Theobald (Diptera, Culicidae) in Mata Atlântica, Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

The occurrence of the genus Toxorhynchites (Diptera, Culicidae) was evaluated during the months March and April 2007 in fragments of Atlantic Forest in the city of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. A total of 500 oviposition traps were used in the experiment. This is the first record of the genus Toxorhynchites in Viçosa and the first record of the species T. pusillus (Costa Lima, 193 1) and T. theobaldi (Dyar & Knab, 1906) in Minas Gerais State. In this scientific note, the species reported as first record and their distribution are described and discussed.

Mosquitoes; forest fragment; Toxorhynchites pusillus; Toxorhynchites theobaldi

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