First inventory of the sandfl y fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Pinheiro, Izabella de Oliveira
- Castro, Milton Ferreira de
- Gonçalves, Murilo
- Lima, Adilson da Costa
- Campos, Glênia Maria de Magalhães
- Mitterofhe, Adalberto
- Guimarães, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e
- Andrade Filho, José Dilermando
- Coimbra, Elaine Soares
Publication date
January 2014
DOI Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ISSN
0037-8682Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to inventory the phlebotomine sandfly fauna present in the urban area of Juiz de Fora, with an emphasis on the genus Lutzomyia. Methods: Capture was performed from March to September 2012, using HP light traps placed at peridomestic sites, in a municipal kennel and a forest biome. Results: A total of 133 specimens were captured, representing eight species of the genus Lutzomyia. Lutzomyia pascalei was the most prevalent species. Conclusions: This research provides an inventory and description of the spatial locations of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna of Juiz de Fora
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