ABSTRACT Water accumulating in the axils of bromeliads provides habitat for numerous invertebrates, frequently among them, immature mosquitoes. To evaluate mosquito richness in bromeliads and the relationship between mosquito presence and biotic and abiotic variables, we performed a study in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mosquitoes of genus Culex were the most abundant and varied in species richness, among which nine belonged to subgenus Microculex, Culex (Microculex) neglectus Lutz and Culex ocellatus Theobald being the most frequent species. Sabethines of genera Wyeomyia and Runchomyia were found in low numbers. Wyeomyia (Spilonympha) airosai Lane and Cerqueira and Wyeomyia (Spilonympha) finlayi Lane and Cerqueira tend to proliferate in bromeliads of the genus Bilbergia which hold less than 50 ml of water and grow either alone or with Runchomyia frontosa (Theobald). The larger the volume of water, the greater the chance of finding Culex, Anopheles as well as Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) species, which seems to be the more generalist as it is present in different bromeliad types with a large range of plant water holding capacities.

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巴西大西洋森林地面凤梨科的蚊子：蚊子群、水量和植物类型之间的关系

摘要 凤梨科植物腋窝中积聚的水分为许多无脊椎动物提供了栖息地，其中通常包括未成熟的蚊子。为了评估凤梨科植物中的蚊子丰富度以及蚊子的存在与生物和非生物变量之间的关系，我们在巴西里约热内卢的 Parque Nacional do Itatiaia 进行了一项研究。库蚊属的蚊子数量最多，种类丰富度最高，其中小蚊亚属9种，库蚊（Microculex）小蚊子（Microculex）和库蚊（Culex ocellatus Theobald）是最常见的物种。Wyeomyia 和 Runchomyia 属的 Sabethine 数量很少。Wyeomyia (Spilonympha) airosai Lane 和 Cerqueira 和 Wyeomyia (Spilonympha) finlayi Lane 和 Cerqueira 倾向于在 Bilbergia 属的凤梨科植物中增殖，这些凤梨科植物的水分少于 50 ml，可以单独生长或与 Runchomyia frontosa (Theobald) 一起生长。水量越大，发现库蚊、按蚊和 Wyeomyia (Phoniomyia) 物种的机会就越大，这似乎是更通用的，因为它存在于具有大范围植物持水能力的不同凤梨科植物中。