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INTRODUCTION: Phlebotomine sand flies are small insects of great medical relevance. This article presents an updated list of the phlebotomine sand flies occurring in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Filipe Dantas-Torres +5 more
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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 conspectus on the Canacidae (Diptera) of Brazil [PDF]
Species of Canacidae sensu lato of Brazil are reviewed, including the subfamilies Canacinae and Tethininae. Included are seven species in five genera with two species, Nocticanace austra and N. packhamorum, from southern Brazil being newly described.
Mathis, Wayne, Marinoni, Luciane
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Shoreline Aggregation Behavior of Adults of a Midge, Chironomus Sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) at Solberg Lake, Wisconsin [PDF]
Excerpt: Adult chironomid midges are well known to visitors at northern Wisconsin lakes during the spring and summer. Although the larval stages of chironomids supplement the diet of fish, the adults are often a nuisance because they aggregate in huge ...
Wilson, Louis F
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Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control
Phlebotomine sand flies are the subject of much research because of the role of their females as the only proven natural vectors of Leishmania species, the parasitic protozoans that are the causative agents of the neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis.
Paul A Bates +11 more
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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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Quantitative phenetics and taxonomy of some phlebotomine taxa
Elucidating the evolution of Phlebotominae is important not only to revise their taxonomy, but also to help understand the origin of the genus Leishmania and its relationship with humans.
JP Dujardin, F Le Pont, E Martinez
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Es dada la descripción del macho y de la hembra de una nueva espécie de flebotomíneo recolectado en tronco de árboles en el Parque Nacional de Yacambú, Estado Lara, Venezuela.
Conrado Arredondo C.
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A historical overview of the classification, evolution, and dispersion of Leishmania parasites and sandflies [PDF]
Background The aim of this study is to describe the major evolutionary historical events among Leishmania, sandflies, and the associated animal reservoirs in detail, in accordance with the geographical evolution of the Earth, which has not been ...
A Alborzi +233 more
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In this review, we summarize the current knowledge concerning the eukaryotic protozoan parasite Leishmania tarentolae, with a main focus on its potential for biotechnological applications.
Klatt, S. +3 more
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