Condições de sobrevivência em laboratório de Haemagogus janthinomys dyar, 1921 (Diptera: Culicidae)

Neste trabalho, é proposta uma modificação do tubo de Borel, habitualmente utilizado no laboratório para a criação individual de fêmeas de mosquitos. Os primeiros estudos foram realizados com o principal vetor da febre amarela no Brasil, Haemagogus janthinomys. Os resultados, comparados aos da literatura, mostraram um aumento do período de vida das fêmeas, que chegou a 72 dias, uma elevação do número de ovos, até 80, e um ciclo trofogônico mais curto, 7-8 dias. Estes resultados mostram boas perspectivas para estudos posteriores em laborattório sobre a transmissão vertical do vírus da febre amarela por este vetor.

Filariopsis barretoi (Travassos, 1921) comb. n. parasito de "Mico-estrela", ocorrência e patogenia (Nematoda, Metastrongylidae)

O autor reestuda a espécie Filariopsis barretoi (Travassos, 1921) parasita de pulmões de Callithrix jacchus (mico-estrela). Trata-se da segunda observação destes parasitas. É feito um resumo histórico destes metastrongilídeos de pulmão de macacos. O autor complementa ainda a descrição original de Travassos e faz observações sobre a patogenia determinada pelos vermes no pulmão do macaco. É proposta uma nova combinação: a espécie é transferida do gênero Filaroides Van Beneden, 1858 para o gênero Filariopsis Van Thiel, 1926, em vista de apresentar três lábios na face oral; estes vermes passam a chamar-se Filariopsis barretoi (Travassos, 1921) Rego, 1974.

What is Anopheles Allopha (Lutz & Peryassú, 1921) (Diptera: Culicidae)?

We regard Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) allpha (Lutz & Peryassú, 1921) as a nomen nudum in view of the ambiguities in its original description, as explained in this note.

Filariopsis barretoi (travassos, 1921) (Nematoda: metastrongyloidea) lung parasite of primates from South America - taxonomy, synonyms and pathology

Nematodes and fragments of lungs from Cebus ssp., Callithrix jacchus (l.) and Saimiri sciureus (L.) were studied. The worms from Cebus and Callithrix must be called Filariopsis barretoi (Travassos, 1921). The names Filariopsis arator Chandler, 1931 and Filaroides cebi Gebauer, 1933 are synonymized to F. barretoi. The status of Filariopsis gordius (Travassos, 1921) remains uncertain. The pathology is described. The parasites are located in the pulmonary paranchyma, near the pleural surface, constituting nodules.

New host records and localities of some Monogenea from brazilian marine fishes with scanning electron microscopy of Bicotylophora trachinoti (Mac Callum, 1921)

Bicotylophora trachinoti (Mac Callum, 1921) from Trachinotus carolinus L.; Pseudanthocotyloides heterocotyle (Van Beneden, 1871) from Cetengraulis edentulus (Cuvier), and Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier), new host records; Pseudomazocraes selene Hargis, 1957 from Selene vomer (L.) and Caranx latus Agassiz, new host record, are reported for the first time in Brazil from the coast of Rio de Janeiro State. The marine fishes Diplectrum sp. and Pomatomus saltatrix (L.) are respectively new host records for Pseudotagia cupida (Hargis, 1956) and Macrovalvitrema sinaloense Caballero & Bravo Hollis, 1955. Measurements, original figures and photos in scanning electron microscopy of B. trachinoti are presented. The egg with filaments is reffered for the first time in the genus Pseudanthocotyloides.

Tabela de vida de fertilidade de Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson, 1880) (Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae) em Schizaphis graminum (Rondani, 1852) (Hemipera, Aphididae)

Life table analyses have been developed to understanding the impact of various sources of intrinsic and extrinsic mortalities on the rate of population growth. The understanding of the population increase of the parasitoids related to their hosts is important in biological control programs. This work had as objective to evaluate the survival and fertility of the parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson, 1880) on Schizaphis graminum (Rondani, 1852) as a host under fertility life table. The experiment were carried out in a climatic chamber at 25 ± 1ºC, RH 60 ± 10% and 10h photophase. To determine the immature mortality, the development time and the sex ratio of the parasitoid, 12 females of the parasitoid (less than one day old) and 240 nymphs of S. graminum (3 days old) were used. To evaluate the longevity and fertility of L. testaceipes, 15 females (less than one day old) were used. Nymphs of S. graminum (3 days old) were offered for each parasitoid female daily, until the female died, being in the 1st day - 300 nymphs; 2nd day - 250 nymphs; 3rd day - 200 nymphs; 4th day - 150 and in the other days a number of 50 nymphs. L. testaceipes had an immature mortality of 22,2%, and a development time of males and females of 9.0 and 9.1 days, respectively. The females of L. testaceipes laid, in it first life day, 257.8 eggs, and they survived up until seven days. The net reproduction rate (Ro) and the intrinsic rate of increase (r m) were respectively, 301.9 and 0.513. The finite rate of increase (l) was 1.67 females per day, the mean length of a generation (T) was 11.13 days and the time to duplicate the population (TD) was 1.35 weeks. The parasitoid L. testaceipes have a high potential of population growth on S. graminum as a host under the analyzed conditions.

Nova espécie e sinonímia em Braderochus Buquet, 1852 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)

Braderochus hovorei sp. nov. proveniente da Colômbia (Boyacá) é descrita e figurada. Nova sinonímia: B. shuteae Bleuzen, 1994 = B. dentipes (Chemsak, 1979) comb. nov.