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

Authors

  • Dalmiro J. Cazorla Laboratorio de Entomología, Parasitología y Medicina Tropical, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Experimental “Francisco de Miranda” (UNEFM), Apdo. 7403, Coro 4101, Estado Falcón, Venezuela.
  • Pedro Morales Laboratorio de Entomología, Parasitología y Medicina Tropical, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Experimental “Francisco de Miranda” (UNEFM), Apdo. 7403, Coro 4101, Estado Falcón, Venezuela.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v19i1.790

Keywords:

Phlebotomine sanflies, Leishmaniasis, diversity, dispersion, epidemiology

Abstract

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.

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Published

04/16/2012

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2012)

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Copyright (c) 2012 Dalmiro J. Cazorla, Pedro Morales

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How to Cite

Cazorla, Dalmiro J., and Pedro Morales. 2012. “Phlebotomine Sandfly Fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Falcon State, Venezuela”. Revista Peruana De Biología 19 (1): 075-080. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v19i1.790.