Mosquito Systematics Vol. 15(2) 1983 127 Geographical Distribution of Culicinae in Brazil- VII. State of Ceari (Diptera, Culicidae)

ABSTRACT. Carrying on our study of the geographical distribution of Culicinae in Brazil, we now present data on the occurrence of 52 species in the State of Ceari. We have used data from previously identified species in the fi7es and specimens of the collection of insects in the Laboratory of Entomology of the Research Center "RenG Rachou, " as well as all available bibliographical references. The data are presented in the following manner: tribes, genera, subgenera and species in alphabetical order; species names are those found in the latest taxonomic treatment; names of the municipalities are in capital letters and those of the localities in lower case; figures in parentheses after the name of each municipality of locality indicate the earliest reference reporting the finding of the species; cross (+) in parentheses indicates that the species is being reported for the first time in that locality