Knowing which habitats (e.g. forest interiors or edges) are used by mosquitos and their relationship with possible environmental changes can assist in the development of public policies for the prevention of mosquito‐borne disease epidemics. This study assessed the influence of abiotic factors and vegetation structure on a mosquito community in an Atlantic rainforest remnant frequented by humans. Biting mosquito collections were undertaken by two operators and carried out every 2 weeks between October 2014 and October 2015, during the afternoon, at three points within the forest: A1 (40 m from the edge), A2 (220 m from the edge) and A3 (270 m from the edge). A significant difference was found between tree circumference at breast height from the different areas, as well as in tree height. However, no significant difference in the analysed abiotic factors between areas was observed. The paired comparison of mosquito abundance between the sample areas indicated that area A3 was different from area A1. Additionally, the abundance of the analysed species (Aedes crinifer, Aedes scapularis, Aedes serratus, Psorophora ferox, Sabethes aurescens, Sabethes identicus, Trichoprosopon pallidiventer and Wyeomyia limai) increased with distance from the forest edge. This observation may suggest that the abundance of certain species may be indicative of the level of disturbance of a forest.

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新热带蚊子的生境利用（双翅目：Cu科）：植被结构和边缘效应

了解蚊子使用了哪些栖息地（例如，森林内部或边缘）及其与可能的环境变化的关系，可以帮助制定预防蚊媒疾病流行的公共政策。这项研究评估了非生物因素和植被结构对人类经常居住的大西洋雨林残余中蚊子群落的影响。在2014年10月至2015年10月之间，每两个星期进行一次叮咬蚊子的采集工作，时间是下午两点，在森林中的三个地点进行：A1（距边缘40 m），A2（距边缘220 m）和A2（距边缘220 m）。 A3（距离边缘270 m）。发现在不同区域的乳房高度处的树木周长与树木高度之间存在显着差异。然而，在区域之间分析的非生物因素中未观察到显着差异。样本区域之间蚊子丰度的成对比较表明，区域A3与区域A1不同。此外，分析物种的丰富度（伊蚊crinifer，伊蚊肩，伊蚊锯，Psorophora芡，Sabethes aurescens，Sabethes identicus，Trichoprosopon pallidiventer和Wyeomyia利脉）随着远离森林边缘增加。这一观察结果可能表明某些物种的丰富度可能表明森林受到干扰的程度。