Mosquitoes (Culicidae) from the UWIZM CAREC collection
Citation
Dalrymple A, Ramnarine J, Deacon A (2023). Mosquitoes (Culicidae) from the UWIZM CAREC collection. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/q9jq6f accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
This dataset contains the records of mosquitoes belonging to UWIZM’s CAREC collection. There are 2203 mosquitoes in this collection and they are housed in the Land Arthropod Room of the UWIZM. Note that in 2013, CAREC (Caribbean Epidemiology Centre) was merged with other organisations into CARPHA (Caribbean Public Health Agency).Sampling Description
Study Extent
Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Curacao, PanamaSampling
Specimens were collected by CAREC, mostly by hand.Quality Control
Specimen identifications were checked by the UWIZM.Method steps
- 1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (pinned labels, etc) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were photographed and properly stored then the data uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database.
Taxonomic Coverages
Mosquitoes were identified from family – species level.
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Chaoboridaerank: family
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Corethrellidaerank: family
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Culicidaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
Records are from Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Curacao and Panama.
Bibliographic Citations
- Minto, W. J., Arcifa, M. S. and Perticarrari, A. (2010). Experiments on the influence of Chaoborus brasiliensis Theobald, 1901 (Diptera: Chaoboridae) on the diel vertical migration of microcrustaceans from Lake Monte Alegre, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol. 70, No. 1, p. 25-35 -
- Sabethes (Sabethoides) Theobald, 1903. Accessed 29 March 2022. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1150582#null -
- Aedes Meigen, 1818. Accessed 29 March 2022. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=126234#null -
- Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Blanchard, 1902. Accessed 29 March 2022. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1150521#null -
- de Aguiar Maia, D., Bastos, A. Q., Leite, P. J., Gil-Santana, H. R., dos Santos Silva, J. and Alencar, J. (2020). Comparative Analysis Between Sampling Methods for Immature Mosquitoes in an Atlantic Forest Fragment in Brazil. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, Vol. 36, No. 4, p. 245–248 -
- Catalogue of Life. Accessed 29 April 2022. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/ -
Contacts
Ariel Dalrympleoriginator
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: ariel_dalrymple@yahoo.com
Jennalee Ramnarine
originator
position: Museum Technician
The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum
St. Augustine
TT
email: jennalee.ramnarine@sta.uwi.edu
Amy Deacon
metadata author
position: Senior Lecturer in Zoology
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: amy.deacon@sta.uwi.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-2925
Ariel Dalrymple
metadata author
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: ariel_dalrymple@yahoo.com
Amy Deacon
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Lecturer in Zoology
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: amy.deacon@sta.uwi.edu
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-2925
Ariel Dalrymple
administrative point of contact
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
TT
email: ariel_dalrymple@yahoo.com
Rajindra Mahabir
administrative point of contact
position: Museum Technician
The University of the West Indies
TT
email: rajindra.mahabir@sta.uwi.edu