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

Autor:	Direni Mancini JM; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Instituto Superior de Entomología 'Dr. Abraham Willink', San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina., Veggiani-Aybar CA; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Instituto Superior de Entomología 'Dr. Abraham Willink' , San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán , Argentina., Fuenzalida AD; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Instituto Superior de Entomología 'Dr. Abraham Willink', San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina., Lizarralde de Grosso MS; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Instituto Superior de Entomología 'Dr. Abraham Willink' , San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán , Argentina., Quintana MG; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Instituto Superior de Entomología 'Dr. Abraham Willink', San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	PeerJ [PeerJ] 2016 Nov 17; Vol. 4, pp. e2655. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 17 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI:	10.7717/peerj.2655
Abstrakt:	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 from July 2008 to July 2009 using CDC miniature light traps deployed for two consecutive days. A total of 360 specimens were collected, being the most abundant Dasyhelea genus (48.06%) followed by Forcipomyia (26.94%) and Atrichopogon (13.61%). Bivariate analyses showed significant differences in the abundance of the genera at different sampling sites and climatic conditions, with the summer season and El Corralito site showing the greatest abundance of specimens. Accumulated rainfall was the variable that related the most to the abundance of Culicoides (10.56%), while temperature was the most closely related variable to the abundance of Forcipomyia , Dasyhelea , and Atrichopogon . Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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