Aquatic insects that colonize environments created by man in Uruguay

Abstract

El presente estudio se realizó en el marco del “Plan Nacional de Detección y Control de Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) en Uruguay”, desde 1997 a 2012. Se documentó la diversidad de los insectos acuáticos que se hallaron en recipientes artificiales y desagües domiciliarios en Uruguay, detallando los distintos tipos de recipientes colonizados y la entomofauna acuática asociada. Se registraron cinco órdenes: Diptera, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hemiptera y Coleoptera. Los dípteros fueron los más diversos y estuvieron representados por nueve familias: Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, Corethrellidae, Culicidae, Ephydridae, Phoridae, Psychodidae, Syrphidae y Tipulidae. Las especies identificadas fueron: Dasyhelea necrophila Spinelli & Rodriguez, 1999, Chironomus (Chironomus) calligraphus Goeldi, 1905, Corethrella sp., complejo Megaselia imitatrix, Clogmia albipunctata (Williston, 1893), Psychoda (Tinearia) alternata Say, 1824, Psychoda cinerea Banks, 1894, Callibaetis sp., Sigara sp., Buenoa sp., Notonecta sp., Liodessus sp., Rhantus sp. y Thermonectus sp. En este trabajo no se incluyen las especies de Culicidae que ya fueron presentadas en una publicación previa.This study was conducted under the «National Plan of Detection and Control of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) in Uruguay,» from 1997 to 2012. Diversity of aquatic insects found in artificial containers and householdvdrains in Uruguay is documented. Different types of containers used as breeding sites and their associated aquatic fauna is detailed. Five orders were collected: Diptera, Ephemeroptera, Odonata,12 Insectos acuáticos en recipientes artificiales en Uruguay Hemiptera and Coleoptera. Dipterans were the most diverse, represented by nine families: Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, Corethrellidae, Culicidae, Ephydridae, Phoridae, Psychodidae, Syrphidae and Tipulidae. The species identified were: Dasyhelea necrophila Spinelli & Rodriguez, 1999 Chironomus (Chironomus) calligraphus Goeldi, 1905, Corethrella sp., complex Megaselia imitatrix, Clogmia albipunctata (Williston, 1893), Psychoda (Tinearia) alternata Say, 1824, Psychoda cinerea Banks, 1894, Callibaetis sp., Sigara sp., Buenoa sp., Notonecta sp., Liodessus sp., Rhantus sp. and Thermonectus sp. In this paper Culicidae species are not included because they were presented in a previous publication