Phlebotomine sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Falcon state, Venezuela

• Autores: Cazorla, Dalmiro J., Morales, Pedro
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2012
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revista UNMSM - Revista Peruana de Biología
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/790
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/790
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Phlebotomine sanflies; Leishmaniasis; diversity; dispersion; epidemiology; Flebotominos; diversidad; dispersión; epidemiología.

Composition, abundance and dispersion of phlebotomine sandfly fauna were studied in Falcon state, Venezuelan north-western region. The sandflies were collected by five methods in 41 localities between 0 to 1584 m. A total of 6273 specimens were collected, 17 species of Lutzomyia and 1 of Brumptomyia were identified. Of these, 10(55.56%) species are known to be anthropophilic. The predominant species was L. evansi (52.37%). The diversity and dispersion range of sandflies along an altitudinal transect, are presented. The significance of sandfly fauna in the transmission of leishmaniases in the Falcon state region is discussed.