Lista preliminar das espécies do gênero Lutzomyia, França, 1924 (Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) do Estado do Maranhão, Brasil

This paper presents a preliminary check list of Lutzomyia species from Maranhão State. The information derives from data gathered in the scarce literature on the distribution patterns of neotropical phlebotomines. There are 40 species reported in the State. Most are Amazonian in their distribution,...

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Autores: Rebêlo, José Manuel Macário, Mendes, Walter Araújo, Costa, Jackson Maurício Lopes, Cavaleiro, Nelson
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/737
Acceso en línea:https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/737
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Flebótomos
Lutzomyia
Vetores de Doença
Insetos Vetores
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Sumario:This paper presents a preliminary check list of Lutzomyia species from Maranhão State. The information derives from data gathered in the scarce literature on the distribution patterns of neotropical phlebotomines. There are 40 species reported in the State. Most are Amazonian in their distribution, while others come from the savanna domain of Central Brazil or have a widespread distribution in the neotropics. This can be explained by Maranhão's transitional position between the North, Northeast, and Central South of the country. Of the species of sandflies reported, seven are currently considered vectors for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases.