Sabethes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) associated with bamboo internodes in Pariquera-Açu and Cananeia, São Paulo State, Brazil

TL;DR

This study identified 10 Sabethes mosquito species in bamboo internodes in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, highlighting their diversity and potential role in disease transmission.

Contribution

The study introduces artificial holes in bamboo as a novel method to enhance Sabethes species detection in ecological surveys.

Findings

Ten Sabethes species were identified in bamboo internodes in the Atlantic Forest.

Artificial holes increased the detection of Sabethes species compared to natural ones.

Sabethes mosquitoes are associated with bamboo habitats in the study region.

Abstract

Mosquitoes of the genus Sabethes are widespread in South and Central America, and some species are associated with yellow fever transmission. We aimed to investigate Sabethes fauna in bamboo internodes in remnants of the Atlantic Forest.

Artificial holes were made in bamboo plants and monitored for the presence of immature mosquitoes for 12 months.

Ten species of the genus Sabethes were identified, including Sa. aurescens, Sa. identicus, Sa. conditus, Sa. shannoni, Sa. albiprivus, Sa. purpureus, Sa. undosus, Sa.ignotus, Sa.soperi, and Sa. whitmani.

Artificial hole placement can increase the number of Sabethes species found in faunal investigations.

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