[Hematophagous activity of Anopheles vestitipennis Dyar & Knab, 1906 (Diptera: Culicidae)]

The hematophagic activity of Anopheles vestitipennis Dyar and Knab, 1906, was studied in a rural locality during the dry and rain seasons, through inside and outside home collects with human bait at a schedule form 19:00 to 07:00 hours. The species showed preference by inside home food (endophagic) in both seasons. There was 2 maximum activity peaks inside of the buildings, from 23:00 to 24:00 hours and from 02:00 to 03:00 hours (the first one agrees with the peak occurring outside). During the dry season the activity peak outside occurred from 24:00 to 01:00 hours; while inside occurred from 02:00 to 03:00 hours.