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Moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Estonia [PDF]
A fundamental prerequisite for understanding and protecting biodiversity is the construction of a high-quality faunal database. The primary objective of this study was to address knowledge gaps in the biodiversity of the family Psychodidae in Estonia ...
Jozef Oboňa +3 more
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The rare European species Atrichobrunettia (Mirousiella) graeca Ježek et Goutner, 1993 and the invasive species Clogmia albipunctata (Williston, 1893) (both Diptera: Psychodidae) are newly recorded from “Dunele Marine de la Agigea” Nature Reserve from ...
Jozef Oboňa +3 more
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Forecasting temporal dynamics of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northeast Brazil. [PDF]
IntroductionCutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease of increasing importance in northeastern Brazil. It is known that sandflies, which spread the causative parasites, have weather-dependent population dynamics.
Carvalho, Edgar M +8 more
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Identification of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Atlantic forest fragments and their dispersal to urban area [PDF]
The geographical distribution of sand flies in Brazil has been the subject of some studies, yet there is no information about the phlebotomine fauna in João Pessoa, State of Paraíba, Brazil.
FRANCISCO A. SILVA +9 more
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Increasing putative vector importance of Trichophoromyia phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) [PDF]
Despite some phlebotomines being well recognised as vectors of leishmaniasis agents, vector importance of those belonging to the genus Trichophoromyia has not been extensively studied.
Thiago Vasconcelos dos Santos +1 more
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A female sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae spinosipes (Floch & Abonnenc, 1943)
A description is given of a female sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae - Phlebotominae) similar to Brunptomyia spinosipes (Floch & Abonnenc, 1943).É apresentada a descrição de um espécimen fêmea semelhante a Brumptomyia spinosipes (Floch & Abonnenc, 1943 ...
Paul Williams
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Increasing the digital repository of DNA barcoding sequences of sand flies (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
Sand f ly identification is complex because it depends on the expertise of the taxonomist. The females show subtle morphological differences and the occurrence of the species complexes are usual in this taxon.
Almiron, Walter Ricardo +2 more
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A checklist of the families Chaoboridae, Dixidae, Thaumaleidae, Psychodidae and Ptychopteridae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is given. Four species, Dixella dyari Garret, 1924 (Dixidae), Threticus tridactilis (Kincaid, 1899), Panimerus albifacies ...
Jukka Salmela +2 more
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Adaptive female choice for middle-aged mates in a lekking sandfly [PDF]
Most theoretical models of age-related mate choice predict that females should prefer older males because they have proven survival ability. An alternative view is that older males represent inferior mates because of negative genetic correlations between
Balmford, A. +2 more
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Phlebotominae Sand Flies in Paraguay. Abundance Distribution in the Southeastern Region [PDF]
From September 1993 to August 2001, 7,190 phlebotomine were collected with CDC light trap in an endemic area for human leishmaniasis, in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa, Paraguay.
Cousiño, Blanca +6 more
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