Thirteen new records of Lutzomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae) for the department of Vichada, Colombian Orinoquia

Authors

  • Rafael José Vivero Universidad de Antioquia, Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales
  • Eduar Elías Bejarano Universidad de Sucre, Grupo de Investigaciones Biomédicas
  • Mirley Castro Secretaría de Salud de Vichada
  • Andrés Vélez Universidad de Antioquia, Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales
  • Juan Esteban Pérez Universidad de Antioquia, Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales
  • Alveiro Pérez-Doria Universidad de Sucre, Grupo de Investigaciones Biomédicas
  • Iván Darío Vélez Universidad de Antioquia, Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales
  • Lina María Carrillo Universidad de Antioquia, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias

Keywords:

Sand flies, leishmaniasis, Lutzomyia, Orinoquia, Colombia

Abstract

Lutzomyia trinidadensis (Newstead, 1922), L. bettinii Feliciangeli, Ramírez-Pérez & Ramírez, 1988, L. flaviscutellata (Mangabeira, 1942), L. yuilli Young & Porter, 1972, L. saulensis (Floch & Abonnenc, 1944), L. runoides (Fairchild & Hertig, 1953), L. ayrozai (Barretto & Coutinho, 1940), L. claustrei Abonnenc, Leger & Fauran, 1979, L. walkeri (Newstead, 1914), L. preclara Young & Arias, 1984, L. (geniculata) sp., L. (squamiventris) sp., and L. (Evandromyia) sp., are recorded for the first time in the department of Vichada, Colombia. In addition, the presence of L. antunesi (Coutinho, 1939) and L. aragaoi (Costa Lima, 1932) in this department is confirmed. Sand flies were collected in the municipalities of Puerto Carreño, Cumaribo, and La Primavera, using CDC light traps, Shannon trap, and human bait, and by active search in resting places. The epidemiological importance of these sand fly species is discussed in relation with the cutaneous leishmaniasis.
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Published

2010-06-01

How to Cite

Vivero, R. J., Bejarano, E. E., Castro, M., Vélez, A., Pérez, J. E., Pérez-Doria, A., Vélez, I. D., & Carrillo, L. M. (2010). Thirteen new records of Lutzomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae) for the department of Vichada, Colombian Orinoquia. Biota Neotropica, 10(2). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/707

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2010): v10n2

Section

Short Communications