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Sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from central amazonia and four...
Alves, Veracilda Ribeiro; Freitas, Rui Alves de; Santos, Francisco Lima; Oliveira, Arley Faria José de; Barrett, Toby VincentSand flies from Central Amazonia and four new records for the Amazonas state, Brazil. A survey was conducted in May and June 2008 to study the fauna of insects in Central Amazonia, Brazil. As part of the survey, we report here that sixty species of phlebotomine were identified, totaling 13,712 specimens from 13 genera. The collection sites were located at the border between the states of Pará and Amazonas, comp...
Diversity of sandflies (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) captured in sandstone caves...
Alves, Veracilda Ribeiro; Freitas, Rui Alves de; Santos, Francisco Lima; Barrett, Toby VincentIn the present paper we describe the diversity of phlebotomine sandflies collected in three sandstone caves in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, state of Amazonas, Brazil. The phlebotomines were captured during 2006 with CDC light traps. Guano samples from inside the Gruta Refúgio do Maruaga were collected to investigate the presence of immature specimens. A total of 2,160 adult phlebotomines represent...