Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Jan 2014)

First inventory of the sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

  • Izabella de Oliveira Pinheiro,
  • Milton Ferreira de Castro,
  • Murilo Gonçalves,
  • Adilson da Costa Lima,
  • Glênia Maria de Magalhães Campos,
  • Adalberto Mitterofhe,
  • Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães,
  • José Dilermando Andrade Filho,
  • Elaine Soares Coimbra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0053-2012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 1
pp. 97 – 100

Abstract

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Introduction: This study aimed to inventory the phlebotomine sandfly fauna present in the urban area of Juiz de Fora, with an emphasis on the genus Lutzomyia. Methods: Capture was performed from March to September 2012, using HP light traps placed at peridomestic sites, in a municipal kennel and a forest biome. Results: A total of 133 specimens were captured, representing eight species of the genus Lutzomyia. Lutzomyia pascalei was the most prevalent species. Conclusions: This research provides an inventory and description of the spatial locations of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna of Juiz de Fora.

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