SHORT COMMUNICATION - Recent Observations on the Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Fauna of the State of Rondônia, Western Amazônia, Brazil: the Importance of Psychdopygus davisi as a Vector of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Sand flies were collected in the central region of the state of Rondônia (W 64°30' to 63°00' and S 10°00' to 11°00') using Shannon and CDC light traps from October 1997 to August 2000. A total of 85,850 specimens representing 78 named species were captured. Of these 14 were new r...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2003-10, Vol.98 (6)
Main Authors: Luis HS Gil, Sergio A Basano, Adelson A Souza, Maria GS Silva, Iorlando Barata, Edna A Ishikawa, Luís MA Camargo, Jeffrey J Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
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sand fly - leishmaniasis - Psychodidae - flagellates - trypanosomatids - Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi - Psychodopygus davisi - Amazon - Rondônia - Brazil
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Summary:Sand flies were collected in the central region of the state of Rondônia (W 64°30' to 63°00' and S 10°00' to 11°00') using Shannon and CDC light traps from October 1997 to August 2000. A total of 85,850 specimens representing 78 named species were captured. Of these 14 were new records for Rondônia. The proportion of males/females was 1/1.131. Trypanosomatids, that are presently being identified, were detected in 11 species. Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi was recorded from Psychodopygus davisi and P. hirsutus. In the present study the dominant species was P. davisi (39.6%) followed by Lutzomyia whitmani (13.1%), P. carrerai (11.6%), and P. hirsutus (10.2%). The importance of P. davisi as a vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is discussed.
ISSN:1678-8060