Neotropical Entomology (2009) 38, 267-271

Cristian F. Souza, Magno A.Z. Borges and Andrey J. Andrade (2009)
Contribution to the knowledge of the phlebotomine sand flies fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Timóteo Municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Neotropical Entomology 38 (2), 267-271
Abstract: An investigation of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna in the municipality of Timóteo, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, was undertaken with New Jersey traps placed in seven neighborhoods from December 2005 to January 2006. A total of 2,289 phlebotomine sandfloy specimens were recorded. Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes and Coutinho) (48.1%), Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz and Neiva) (36.8%) and Micropygomyia quinquefer (Dyar) (7.1%) were the most abundant species sampled. Some sandfloy species that play a role in the transmission of Leishmania Ross in the State of Minas Gerais were recorded and their importance to public health is highlighted. Pintomyia bianchigalatiae (Andrade Filho, Aguiar, Dias and Falcão), Micropygomyia capixaba (Dias, Falcão, Silva and Martins), Micropygomyia schreiberi (Martins, Falcão and Silva) and Psathyromyia pascalei (Coutinho and Barretto) are recorded for the first time in the municipality of Timóteo, and Pressatia choti (Floch and Abonnenc) is recorded for the first time in the State of Minas Gerais.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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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 fischeri		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia pessoai		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia lenti		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia sallesi		Brazil (south)
	Lutzomyia quinquefer		Brazil (south)