Aegla platensis Schmitt, 1942 (Decapoda: Anomura) a predator of Simuliidae imature stages (Diptera: Culicomorpha)

Authors

  • Sandra Tonetti Magni Secretaria da Saúde e Meio Ambiente; Serviço de Controle de Vetores e Zoonoses
  • Victor Py-Daniel Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Divisão de Entomologia; Departamento de Ecologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101989000300012

Keywords:

Simuliidae^i2^sInsect cont, Aegla platensis

Abstract

For the first time, preferential predation of larvae and pupae of Simuliidae by the crustacean, Aegla platensis Schmitt, 1942, was observed in the field and in the laboratory. Field observations and collections were done in the Carpintaria stream, Dois Irmãos, Country Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The possibility of using this freshwater crab in an integrated control of Simuliidae is discussed.

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Published

1989-06-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (1989)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Magni, S. T., & Py-Daniel, V. (1989). Aegla platensis Schmitt, 1942 (Decapoda: Anomura) a predator of Simuliidae imature stages (Diptera: Culicomorpha). Revista De Saúde Pública, 23(3), 258-259. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101989000300012