Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) of Alagoas state, northeast of Brazil / Flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) de Alagoas, nordeste do Brasil
Neotrop. entomol
; 38(5): 688-690, Sept.-Oct. 2009. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The phlebotomine sandflies of the state of Alagoas are poorly known, with more than 40 years since the last report on sandflies in the state. In here, Psathyromyia brasiliensis (Costa Lima), Micropygomyia quinquefer (Dyar,) and Evandromyia termitophila (Martins, Falcão & Silva) are registered for the first time in Alagoas. This report increases to nine the number of species collected in the state, including Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva), Migonemyia migonei (França), Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho) and Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva), all vectors of Leishmania in Brazil.
RESUMO
A fauna flebotomínica do Alagoas é uma das menos conhecida, sem registro de informações há mais de 40 anos. O presente trabalho registra Psathyromyia brasiliensis (Costa Lima), Micropygomyia quinquefer (Dyar) e Evandromyia termitophila (Martins, Falcão & Silva) pela primeira vez em Alagoas. Aumenta, assim, para nove o número de espécies conhecidas no estado, incluindo-se Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva), Migonemyia migonei (França), Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho) e Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva), importantes vetores de Leishmania no Brasil.
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Main subject:
Psychodidae
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Neotrop. entomol
Journal subject:
Biology
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ZOOLOGIA
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou/BR
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/BR