ResumoOs simulídeos têm sido objeto de preocupação devido ao seu hábito hematófago, forte antropofilia e alta proliferação, causando desconforto à população, prejuízos em atividades agropecuárias e de turismo rural, além de serem vetores de patógenos. Objetivando conhecer a estrutura de comunidade e diversidade específica desses insetos, foi realizado o levantamento de espécies em três riachos de um parque ecológico em Telêmaco Borba -Paraná.
AbstractSimuliidae have been considered object of concern due to their hemophagia, anthropophilic habits and high proliferation, causing discomfort to the population, damages to agricultural activities and rural tourism, besides being pathogens vectors. With the purpose of understanding the community structure and specific diversity of these insects, a survey of the species was conducted in three streams in an ecological park in Telêmaco Borba -Paraná, Brazil. Immature specimens were collected in mineral and vegetable substrates on the riverbanks. Chemical and physical analyses of the water were carried out. The Simuliidae collection included 14,397 individuals, being 14,150 larvae and 247 pupae. The following species were identified: Simullium subnigrum, S. subpallidum, S. rubrithorax, S. incrustatum, S. pertinax, S. inaequale, S. anamariae, S. rubiginosum, S. travassosi, S. riograndense and S. dinelli.
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