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Published May 28, 2021 | Version v1
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Aedes (Ochlerotatus) lepidus (Cerqueira & Paraense, 1945): new record from Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil

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  • 1. Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Dourados, Brazil
  • 2. Prefeitura Municipal de Alcinópolis, Alcinópolis, Brazil
  • 3. Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brazil
  • 4. Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil
  • 5. Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil
  • 6. Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Aedes (Ochlerotatus) lepidus (Cerqueira & Paraense, 1945) is reported from a cave in Templo dos Pilares Municipal Park, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. A single exploratory collection of culicids was carried out using CDC light traps on 16 November 2015. Four larvae and 11 adults (1♂, 10♀) were collected. The larvae were foundin a water-filled hole in a stone. This is the first record of the species in Mato Grosso do Sul, which increases to 63 the number of culicids species recorded in the state.

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