Mosquitoes fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) in the domiciles and the peripheral environment in the city of Lages, SC

In order to identify the species of Culicidae in intra and peridomiciliary environments in the city of Lages, SC, to determine the frequency of species in these environments and to study the seasonal variation of Culicidae, monthly, winged insects were captured by automatic light trap and aspitation and immature forms by f fine meshed nets and siphoning, in ten residences (five in downtown and five in a neighborhood) from March 2006 to August 2008. A total of 657 adult mosquitoes of the species Culex quinquefasciatus and one of Ochlerotatus scapularis; 268 larvae of Cx. quinquefasciatus, four of Stegomyia albopictus (= Aedes albopictus) and 14 Oc. Fluviatilis; 81 pupae of Cx. quinquefasciatus and four of Oc. fluviatilis. There was a predominance of the Cx. quinquefasciatus, with higher population density, generally from December to April, influenced mainly by the higher temperatures at that time of the year.