First inventory of the sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil


Autoria(s): Pinheiro,Izabella de Oliveira; Castro,Milton Ferreira de; Gonçalves,Murilo; Lima,Adilson da Costa; Campos,Glênia Maria de Magalhães; Mitterofhe,Adalberto; Guimarães,Ricardo José de Paula Souza e; Andrade Filho,José Dilermando; Coimbra,Elaine Soares
Data(s)

01/02/2014

Resumo

Introduction: This study aimed to inventory the phlebotomine sandfly fauna present in the urban area of Juiz de Fora, with an emphasis on the genus Lutzomyia. Methods: Capture was performed from March to September 2012, using HP light traps placed at peridomestic sites, in a municipal kennel and a forest biome. Results: A total of 133 specimens were captured, representing eight species of the genus Lutzomyia. Lutzomyia pascalei was the most prevalent species. Conclusions: This research provides an inventory and description of the spatial locations of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna of Juiz de Fora.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000100097

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en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.47 n.1 2014

Palavras-Chave #Lutzomyia #Juiz de Fora #Phlebotomine sandfly fauna
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journal article