摘要
Water mites (Hydrachnidia) are common external parasites of the medically important mosquitoes (Culicidae). Between April 2014 and April 2015, 64 mites from three genus, <i>Arrenurus</i> 71.9%, <i>Limnochares</i> 3.1%, and <i>Hydrachna</i> 25.0%, were collected from female mosquitoes in two rural locations near Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Dipterous species parasitized by water mites belonging to seven species: <i>Anopheles</i> (<i>Nys.</i>)<em> darling</em>, <i>An. evansae, Aedes</i> (<i>Och.</i>) <em>scapularis, Ae. serratus</em><em>, Mansonia</em> (<em>Man</em>.) <em>wilsoni, Psorophora</em> (<em>Jan.</em>) <em>ferox, Ps.</em><em> varipes</em>. The most common specimens to accommodate the water mites were <i>Anopheles </i>(<i>Nys.</i>) <em>darlingi</em> and <em>Psorophora</em> (<i>Jan.</i>) <em>varipes</em>. The prevalence of parasitism of mosquitoes by water mites found in this study was less than 5. However, few studies have addressed the ecological role of mites and their biotopes, as well as host-parasite interactions in Brazil.
Water mites (Hydrachnidia) are common external parasites of the medically important mosquitoes (Culicidae). Between April 2014 and April 2015, 64 mites from three genus, <i>Arrenurus</i> 71.9%, <i>Limnochares</i> 3.1%, and <i>Hydrachna</i> 25.0%, were collected from female mosquitoes in two rural locations near Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Dipterous species parasitized by water mites belonging to seven species: <i>Anopheles</i> (<i>Nys.</i>)<em> darling</em>, <i>An. evansae, Aedes</i> (<i>Och.</i>) <em>scapularis, Ae. serratus</em><em>, Mansonia</em> (<em>Man</em>.) <em>wilsoni, Psorophora</em> (<em>Jan.</em>) <em>ferox, Ps.</em><em> varipes</em>. The most common specimens to accommodate the water mites were <i>Anopheles </i>(<i>Nys.</i>) <em>darlingi</em> and <em>Psorophora</em> (<i>Jan.</i>) <em>varipes</em>. The prevalence of parasitism of mosquitoes by water mites found in this study was less than 5. However, few studies have addressed the ecological role of mites and their biotopes, as well as host-parasite interactions in Brazil.
作者
Fábio Alexandre Leal dos Santos
Sirlei Frank Thies
Aldimara Vaillant Gonçalves
Klaucia Rodrigues Vasconcelos
Monaly da Silva Ribeiro
Junio de Souza Damasceno
Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas
Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior
Fábio Alexandre Leal dos Santos;Sirlei Frank Thies;Aldimara Vaillant Gonçalves;Klaucia Rodrigues Vasconcelos;Monaly da Silva Ribeiro;Junio de Souza Damasceno;Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas;Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior(Medical Entomology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso, UFMT, Cuiabá, Brazil;University Center of Várzea Grande (UNIVAG), Cristo Rei, Várzea Grande, Brazil;Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Postgraduate Program in Vertebrate Biology, Conservation Genetics Laboratory, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;University Center of Belo Horizonte, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Belo Horizonte, Brazil;Laboratory of Investigation, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso, UFMT, Cuiabá, Brazil)
