[Diurnal biting activity and seasonal density of Lutzomyia (C) orestes (Diptera: Psychodidae)]. / Actividad de picada diurna y densidad estacional de Lutzomyia (C) orestes (Diptera: Psychodidae).

Daily bite activity and season density of Lutzomyia (C) orestes were recorded by means of the human bait technique in the Don Martin Cave, west of Havana Province, during one year. A correlation matrix test was carried out between density, temperature, relative humidity and rainfall.

[Culture of Lutzomyia (C) orestes (Diptera: Psychodidae) from a cave-dwelling population from the province of La Habana]. / Cultivo de Lutzomyia (C) orestes (Diptera: Psychodidae) a partir de una poblacion cavernicola de la provincia La Habana.

The length of the metamorphotic cycle of Lutzomyia (C) orestes in laboratory conditions is studied. The imagoes per ova yielding is 15.98% at an average relative humidity and temperature of X = 26.68 +/- 0.64 degrees C and X = 96.58 +/- 0.94%. Results are discussed as regards the potential for colonization in laboratory conditions.