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Lutzomyia abonnenci and Lutzomyia olmeca (Diptera: Psychodidae), New Records for the Department of Sucre, Colombia

Among Colombia’s Caribbean coast departments, Sucre has the greatest species diversity of phlebotomine sand flies (genus Lutzomyia), including several associated with the epidemiological cycles of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Due to its public health importance, the phlebotomine fauna of Su...

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Published in:Acta biológica colombiana 2013-05, Vol.18 (2)
Main Authors: Luis Romero Ricardo, Natalia Lastre Meza, Alveiro Pérez Doria, Eduar Bejarano Martínez
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Summary:Among Colombia’s Caribbean coast departments, Sucre has the greatest species diversity of phlebotomine sand flies (genus Lutzomyia), including several associated with the epidemiological cycles of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Due to its public health importance, the phlebotomine fauna of Sucre must be monitored periodically. Sand flies were collected in the ecological reserve of the municipality of Colosó, Sucre, during the months of December 2009, 2010 and 2011. Three sampling methods were employed, i.e., daytime collections from diurnal resting sites with a battery-powered aspirator and nocturnal collections using two CDC light traps and a Shannon trap. With these methods 566 phlebotomines were collected belonging to 14 species: Lu. evansi, Lu. panamensis, Lu. micropyga, Lu. gomezi, Lu. cayennensis cayennensis, Lu. trinidadensis, Lu. venezuelensis, Lu. serrana, Lu. abonnenci, Lu. migonei, Lu. dubitans, Lu. olmeca bicolor, Lu. atroclavata and Lu. ovallesi. Shannon trap collections accounted for 48,2 % of all phlebotomines collected, those with CDC light traps 36,6 % and with battery-powered aspirator 15,2 %. Both Lu. abonnenci and Lu. o. bicolor, species with wide spread in Colombia, represent new species records for the department of Sucre. Lutzomyia abonnenci Y Lutzomyia olmeca bicolor (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDAE), NUEVOS REGISTROS PARA EL DEPARTAMENTO DE SUCRE, COLOMBIA Entre los departamentos de la costa Caribe de Colombia, Sucre tiene la mayor diversidad de especies del género Lutzomyia, dentro de las que se encuentran algunas asociadas al ciclo epidemiológico de la leishmaniasis cutánea y visceral. Por su importancia en salud pública, es necesario monitorear periódicamente estas comunidades de flebotomíneos, lo que motivó el desarrollo de un estudio entomológico en el municipio de Colosó, departamento de Sucre, en diciembre de 2009, 2010 y 2011. Los muestreos se realizaron con un aspirador eléctrico en sitios de reposo diurno, durante la noche se emplearon dos trampas de luz CDC y una trampa Shannon. Se recolectaron 566 flebotomíneos pertenecientes a 14 especies del género Lutzomyia, como sigue: Lu. evansi, Lu. panamensis, Lu. micropyga, Lu. gomezi, Lu. cayennensis cayennensis, Lu. trinidadensis, Lu. venezuelensis, Lu. serrana, Lu. abonnenci, Lu. migonei, Lu. dubitans, Lu. olmeca bicolor, Lu. atroclavata y Lu. ovallesi. El 48,2 % de los flebotomíneos recolectados se obtuvo con trampa Shannon, el 36,6 % con trampas CDC y el 15,2 % con aspirador el
ISSN:0120-548X
1900-1649