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...

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Autores: Barrett, Toby Vincent, Freitas, Rui Alves de, Albuquerque, Maria Ivonei Carvalho, Hurtado-Guerrero, José Camilo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional do INPA
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio:1/14569
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/14569
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diptera
Nyssomyia
Phlebotominae
Psathyromyia
Psychodidae
Psychodopygus
Trichophoromyia
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Sumario: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.