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Published on: January 27, 2019
[Phlebotomine sandflies in fragments of rain forest in Recife, Pernambuco State]
Dílvia Ferreira Silva1, Simão Dias Vasconcelos
1Laboratório de Leishmaniose e Doença de Chagas, Centro de Pesquisa em Ciência da Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM. dilvia@inpa.gov.br
Abstract:
An investigation was conducted into the distribution of sandfly fauna in 4 fragments of Atlantic forest in the Metropolitan Area of Recife. It consisted of the capture adult insects using CDC light traps. A total of 1,173 specimens were distributed in 11 species of Lutzomyia: Lutzomyia evandroi, Lutzomyia choti, Lutzomyia walkeri, Lutzomyia umbratilis, Lutzomyia brasiliensis, Lutzomyia sordellii, Lutzomyia claustrei, Lutzomyia wellcomei, Lutzomyia fluviatilis, Lutzomyia furcata e Lutzomyia aragaoi.
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