Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2009) 104, 955-959
Luiz Herman Soares Gil, Maisa da Silva Araújo, Juan Miguel Villalobos, Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Luiz Shozo Ozaki, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes, P.E. Martins Ribolla, T.H. Katsuragawa, R.M. Cruz, A. de Almeida e Silva and L.H. Pereira da Silva (2009)
Species structure of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in the Brazilian western Amazon
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 104 (7), 955-959
Abstract: We surveyed areas of the state of Rondônia in western Amazon for phlebotomine, which are potential vectors of leishmaniasis. A total of 5,998 specimens were captured, resulting in the identification of 48 species within the Lutzomyia (99.98%) and Brumptomyia (0.02%) genera. The predominant species was Lutzomyia davisi, followed by Lutzomyia umbratilis, Lutzomyia llanosmartinsi, Lutzomyia c. carrerai, Lutzomyia dendrophyla, Lutzomyia nevesi and Lutzomyia whitmani. All sand flies identified as vectors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, i.e., Lu. davisi, Lu. umbratilis, Lu. c. carrerai and Lu. whitmani, were found in the surveyed areas.
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