New status of Bichromomyia subspecies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) based on molecular taxonomy. [PDF]
The sand fly of the genus Bichromomyia (Galati, 1995) includes 3 subspecies considered vectors of Leishmania, which share high morphological similarity.
Lozano-Sardaneta YN+3 more
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Cave-dwelling phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Thailand: population composition and pathogen detection of Bartonella and Trypanosoma. [PDF]
Background Leishmaniasis is an emerging vector-borne disease that occurs in Thailand. Although Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites, the causative agents of the disease have been identified, the vectors of the disease remain unidentified. In the present study,
Sunantaraporn S+10 more
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Ecological Aspects of the Phlebotominae Fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) among Forest Fragments and Built Areas in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. [PDF]
Simple Summary Sand flies are small dipterans of medical importance, as some species are vectors of American visceral leishmaniasis disease (AVL). To determine whether the community of these vectors in forest areas and built areas are influenced by ...
Silva BQD+5 more
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Phylogenetic relations among Mexican phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and their divergence time estimation. [PDF]
Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) have biological relevance as vectors of several pathogens. To ensure periodic entomological monitoring it is necessary to have efficient and accurate tools for an adequate taxonomic ...
Yokomi N Lozano-Sardaneta+10 more
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Phlebotominae de Venezuela: descripción de la hembra Lutzomyia amilcari (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) Phlebotominae of Venezuela: description of the female of Lutzomyia amilcari (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) [PDF]
Es dada una descripción de la hembra de Lutzomyia amilcari, que fué colectada en Cubiro, Municipio Diego de Lozada, Estado Lara. El macho de la misma especie fué descrito anteriormente (Arredondo, 1984).A description is given of the female of Lutzomyia ...
Conrado Arredondo Cardona+2 more
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A First Record of Phlebotominae from Argentinean Patagonia (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
A species of the Lutzomyia oswaldoi group is recorded from the Valcheta stream basin, Somuncura plateau, Patagonia. It represents the World southermost record of a species of Phlebotominae, apparently supporting the hypothesis about the relictual ...
Javier Muzón+3 more
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Sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) records in Acre, Brazil: a dataset. [PDF]
Amazonian phlebotomine sand fly fauna is one of the most diverse in the world. The Amazon region is also the most prevalent for leishmaniasis in Brazil and South America.
Godoy RE+3 more
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Sexing sand fly pupae (Diptera: Psychodidade: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
We describe a technique to separate male and female pupae of sand flies. This has reduced the labour to separate flies after emergence and also allows the isolation of unmated adults for behavioural and physiological studies.
Beatriz Gomes Brazil+1 more
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En proyectos hidroeléctricos se han realizado pocas investigaciones para determinar la composición taxonómica de dípteros de la familia Psychodidae, subfamilia Phlebotominae. En este trabajo se realizó un inventario taxonómico de flebótomos en el área de
Giovani Esteban Zapata Úsuga+4 more
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Complex ecological interactions across a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Eastern Colombia: novel description of Leishmania species, hosts and phlebotomine fauna [PDF]
This study aimed to analyse the patterns of diversity, blood sources and Leishmania species of phlebotomines in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Arboledas, Eastern Colombia.
Claudia M. Sandoval-Ramírez+8 more
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