New occurrences of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Atlantic Forest biome of the Brazilian Northeast

Abstract

Background: Information regarding the distribution of Culicidae species in the northeastern region of Brazil is scarce. Methods: Immatures were collected from approximately four fragments of the Atlantic Forest. Results: This study presents new occurrences of 18 Culicidae species in Pernambuco state: Anopheles kompi , Georgecraigius fluviatilis , Culex bidens , Culex chidesteri , Culex bastagarius , Culex imitator , Mansonia humeralis , Wyeomyia incaudata , Uranotaenia apicalis , Culex mollis , Culex usquatus , Culex dunni , Culex serratimarge , Culex ybarmis , Culex microphyllus , Sabethes purpureus , Wyeomyia pilicauda, and Wyeomyia airosai . The last nine species were also new records for the northeast region. Conclusions: With the inclusion of these newly recorded species, the total number of mosquitoes documented in Pernambuco state now rises to 94.