Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Nematocera) of the piedmont of the Yungas forests of Tucuman: ecology and distribution.

ABSTRACT: Within the Ceratopogonidae family, many genera transmit numerous diseases to humans and animals, while others are important pollinators of tropical crops. In the Yungas ecoregion of Argentina, previous systematic and ecological research on Ceratopogonidae focused on Culicoides, since they are the main transmitters of mansonelliasis in northwestern Argentina; however, few studies included the genera Forcipomyia, Dasyhelea, Atrichopogon, Alluaudomyia, Echinohelea, and Bezzia. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the presence and abundance of Ceratopogonidae in this region, their association with meteorological variables, and their variation in areas disturbed by human activity. Monthly collection of specimens was performed f

SUBMITTER: Direni Mancini JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5119238 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature