Contribution to the knowledge of the mosquitoes in the Devesa of Racó de l’Olla, Albufera Natural Park of Valencia (Spain)

Authors

  • Juan Rueda Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología e Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, Universidad de Valencia, Avenida Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot
  • Ramón Hernández Sección Salud Veterinaria 1. Servicio de Sanidad. Ayuntamiento de Valencia. C/ Amadeo de Saboya 11, 46010 Valencia
  • Joan Miquel Benavent Servicio Devesa Albufera, Ctra CV-500 km 8,5 margen izquierdo, 46012, Valencia
  • Vicent Benedito-Durà Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente, Universitat Politècnica de València, Cno de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia
Keywords: Mosquitoes, Devesa, Racó de l’Olla, Albufera, Valencia, Spain

Abstract

A compilation of the results obtained in several projects developed between the years 2004 and 2015 on the presence of the mosquitoes of the family Culicidae in the surroundings of the Devesa and Racó de l'Olla of the Albufera Natural Park of Valencia (Spain). A total of 10 species belonging to five genera (Aedes, Coquillettidia, Culex, Culiseta and Ochlerotatus) were recorded, some of them very characteristic of the environments where they were collected. Different aspects are discussed on the culicid diversity, as well as on the ecological and health interest of the presence of these species. We highlight the presence of the species Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) in a space limited by housing, built in the 1970s, and not collected in the malladas

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Published
04-05-2017
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Rueda, J., Hernández, R., Benavent, J. M., & Benedito-Durà, V. (2017). Contribution to the knowledge of the mosquitoes in the Devesa of Racó de l’Olla, Albufera Natural Park of Valencia (Spain). Anales de Biología, (39), 63–73. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/420931
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