Influência do ciclo lunar na atividade de vôo de Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) venezuelensis (Theobald) (Diptera, Culicidae) na Mata Atlântica, Serra do Marumbi, Morretes, Paraná, Brasil

Abstract

From OClober 1995 lO January 1996 a survey oflhe cu1icid spec ies menlioned above was carried oul in a restriet All anti c Forest area, located in the Marumbi mountain (approximalely 6,5 km fromlhe lown of Morreles). Shannon light trap was used during 48 nights, in lhe fo ur lunar phases: fullmoon, tirst qual1er, new moon and last quartel' between evening and morning twilights. A total of 594 Coqui/lellidia (Rhyncholaenia) venezue/ensis (The- obald , 191 2) specimens were eollected and the different night flighl aClivily in the four 11100n phases was obselved. Regarding lhe hourly activity, the peak higher numbers 01' Coqlli/lellidia velle=ue/ellsis were collected in the tirst lh ree hours. Concerning the envirolll11ental tàctors, temperature was found to be the more relevant one for the llight ac ti vity of Coqllil/ellidia vene=lIe/ensis. KEY