Lutzomyia whitmani

Lutzomyia • Psychodidae • Diptera (medical/veterinary) • veterinary/medical pests • pests-diseases-weeds

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Lutzomyia whitmani male genitalia (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Filipe Dantas-Torres
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Lutzomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho)

This sand fly is found in South America and is a major vector of human cutaneous leishmaniasis. In rural areas, the soil of domestic environments like chicken sheds or pigsties are common breeding grounds (Manteca-Acosta, 2021). Under laboratory conditions the immature stages, egg to pupae, last around 2 months, but can be longer if the development is interrupted by a diapause.

Synonyms:
Nyssomyia whitmani