Role of Anopheles (Kerteszia) bellator as malaria vector in Southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Culicidae)

New research concerning Anopheles bellator in the southeast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, are reported. Adult females of this mosquito showed remarkable endophily and endophagy which was even greater than An. cruzii. The epidemiological role of this anopheline as a malaria vector is discussed.

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Main Authors: Forattini,Oswaldo Paulo, Kakitani,Iná, Santos,Roseli La Corte dos, Ueno,Helene Mariko, Kobayashi,Keilla Miki
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000600001
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