First report of Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Cape Verde Islands

  • During an entomological survey in Santiago Island, Cape Verde Islands, in November-December 2011 in order to study the bio-ecology and susceptibility to insecticides of Anopheles arabiensis Patton, 1905, Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 was found to be present in the Santa Cruz District. Both adult and immature specimens were collected and a description of both is given. Further confirmation of the taxonomic identity of the specimens was obtained from studying the male genitalia. This is the first known occurrence of Culex tritaeniorhynchus (a primary vector of Japanese encephalitis in eastern and southern Asia and a potential vector of West Nile Virus, Sindbis and Rift Valley Fever Virus) in the Cape Verde Islands.
  • Durante um levantamento entomológico realizado na ilha de Santiago, arquipélago de Cabo Verde, em Novembro-Dezembro de 2011, com o objectivo de estudar a bioecologia e susceptibilidade de Anopheles arabiensis Paton, 1905, foi encontrado Culex triteaniorhynchus Giles, 1901, no Concelho de Santa Cruz. Foram recolhidos, identificados e descritos espécimes quer no estado adulto quer na forma do quarto estadio larvar. A identificação taxonómica foi posteriormente confirmada através do estudo da genitália de machos. Relata-se pela primeira vez, nas ilhas de Cabo Verde, a ocorrência de Culex triteaniorhynchus, vector primário do vírus da Encefalite Japonesa na Ásia Oriental e do Sul e vector potencial dos seguintes vírus: o da febre do Nilo Ocidental, Sindbis e febre do Vale do Rift.

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Author:Joana Alves, Adilson de Pina, Mawlouth Diallo, Ibrahima Dia
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-370321
ISSN:2074-5737
Parent Title (Multiple languages):Zoologia Caboverdiana = Revista da Sociedade Cabo Veriana de Zoologia
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2015/02/11
Year of first Publication:2014
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2015/02/11
Tag:Cape Verde Islands; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Culicidae; first occurrence
Volume:5
Issue:1
Page Number:6
First Page:14
Last Page:19
HeBIS-PPN:368370844
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Zoologia Caboverdiana / Zoologia Caboverdiana Vol. 5, No. 1 (2014)
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-369689
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht