Abstract

BEJARANO, EDUAR ELÍAS; PATRICIA, DUQUE  and  VELEZ, IVÁN DARÍO. Survey of the antropophilic phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Serranía de La Macarena, Colombia. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [online]. 2006, vol.32, n.2, pp.176-178. ISSN 0120-0488.

A preliminary survey of the anthropophilic sand fly fauna of the Serranía de La Macarena, Colombia, is presented. Leishmaniasis is endemic in the region, but the vectors of the disease are yet unknown. Human bait collections were carried out during July and December using a mouth aspirator from 18:00 to 22:00 hours. Ten species of Lutzomyia sand flies were identified from 89 female specimens collected: L. ayrozai, L. davisi, L. hirsuta hirsuta, L. carrerai carrerai, L. lichyi, L. amazonensis, L. sp. series squamiventris, L. yuilli, L. shawi, and L. sp. series townsendi. The most abundant subgenus was Psychodopygus, with six species that comprised 79,8% of all sand flies collected, followed by Nyssomyia with two species, which constituted 16,9% of the total catch. The subgenus Lutzomyia and the verrucarum group were represented each by only one species. Finally, the epidemiological background of the found species are briefly revised.

Keywords : Phlebotominae; Lutzomyia; Leishmania; Leishmaniasis; La Macarena; Colombia.

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