Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Nov 2009)

Species structure of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in the Brazilian western Amazon

  • Luiz Herman Soares Gil,
  • Maisa da Silva Araújo,
  • Juan Miguel Villalobos,
  • Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo,
  • Luiz Shozo Ozaki,
  • Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes,
  • Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla,
  • Tony Hiroshi Katsuragawa,
  • Rafael Mesquita Cruz,
  • Alexandre de Almeida e Silva,
  • Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762009000700002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 104, no. 7
pp. 955 – 959

Abstract

Read online

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.

Keywords