Report on a Collection of Lutzomyia Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Middle Solimões (Amazonas, Brazil)
Fifty-two species of Lutzomyia sand flies were identified in contemporaneous samples totalling only 1875 individuals, collected at the same site in tall primary terra-firme rainforest, near the south bank of the Solimões River. The most abundant species belonged to the subgenera Trichophoromyia and...
| Autor principal: | Barrett, Toby Vincent |
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| Outros Autores: | Freitas, Rui Alves de, Albuquerque, Maria Ivonei Carvalho, Hurtado-Guerrero, José Camilo |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | English |
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
2020
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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/14569 |
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Fifty-two species of Lutzomyia sand flies were identified in contemporaneous samples totalling only 1875 individuals, collected at the same site in tall primary terra-firme rainforest, near the south bank of the Solimões River. The most abundant species belonged to the subgenera Trichophoromyia and Nyssomyia. The subgenera Psathyromyia, Nyssomyia and Psychodopygus represented the greatest number of species. A new, aberrant species of the subgenus Psathyromyia (L. cultellata) and the female of Lu. souzacastroi are described. The Phlebotominae are proposed as a suitable indicator group for biogeographic and diversity studies. |