Abstract

ALVES DE PASSOS BARBOSA, Maria José; E SILVA BARBOSA, Diogo Brunno  and  ARAUJO SOARES, Maria Regiane. FIRST RECORD OF Edentomya piauiensis (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDAE) IN MARANHÃO STATE, BRAZIL. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2024, vol.29, n.2, pp.178-181.  Epub Feb 01, 2024. ISSN 0120-548X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v29n2.109004.

We report the first record of Edentomya piauiensis in Maranhão State, Brazil in a cave, a similar ecotope where this species has been previously described in the literature. The specimens were captured in Toca do Inferno Cave, Barão de Grajaú, Maranhão, from September/2021, January, and May/2022. Twelve Hoover Pugedo (HP) light traps were installed at 1.5 m above the ground, uninterruptedly for 24h. We captured 1778 specimens of E. piauiensis. This finding expands knowledge of the geographical distribution of this species in Brazil.

Keywords : Biodiversity; Ecotope; Edentomya genus; Sandfly Fauna; Sandstone Cave.

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