Journal of Medical Entomology (2015) 52, 886-895

V.R. Vieira, A.C.R. Azevedo, J.R.C. Alves, A.E. Guimarães and G.M. Aguiar (2015)
Ecological aspects of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in areas of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, in the municipality of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I-Index of abundance by location and type of capture
Journal of Medical Entomology 52 (5), 886-895
Abstract: The description of the first and autochthonous case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in the municipality of Paraty, State of Rio de Janeiro, brought the interest of this study. Sand flies were captured over a 3-yr period. Using manual suction tubes, sand flies were collected from the inner and outer walls of homes, in the living spaces of domestic animals, and in Shannon light traps, which were set up outside homes and in the forest. CDC light traps were installed inside homes, around the exterior of the houses, and along the divide and within the forest. A total of 102,937 sand flies were collected, representing 23 species—three from the genus Brumptomyia and 20 from the genus Lutzomyia. Of these, six species, Lutzomyia intermedia, Lutzomyia fischeri, Lutzomyia migonei, Lutzomyia whitmani, and Lutzomyia pessoai have already been recorded as being naturally infected by Leishmania braziliensis, and one species, Lutzomyia ayrozai, by Leishmania naiffi. Lu. intermedia is the vector of Le. braziliensis in the study area, particularly inside the homes and on the exterior of the houses. Lu. fischeri can also act as vector of Le. braziliensis in domestic environments and particularly in the wild. The third-ranked Lu. migonei was the most abundant in kennels, suggesting its canine affinity. Lu. whitmani, ranked fourth, still has characteristics indicative of the wild, but with a significant number located on the edge of the forest, suggesting a selection process of adaptation to the anthropic environment.
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Database assignments for author(s): Alfredo C.R. Azevedo

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
environment - cropping system/rotation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lutzomyia whitmani		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia intermedia		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia migonei		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia fischeri		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia pessoai		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia ayrozai		Brazil (south)