Authors reply: defense of taxonomy, a Sisyphus task?

Baum, Mauricio; de Castro, Edilene Alcântara

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0018-2014

Dear Editor:

We appreciate the contribution of Prof. Dr. Carlos Marcondes Brisola to the article entitled Eclectic feeding behavior of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the transmission area of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, State of Paraná, Brazil¹1. Baum M, Ribeiro MCVC, Lorosa ES, Damasio GAC, Castro EA. Eclectic feeding behavior of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the transmission area of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, State of Paraná, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2013; 46:560-565.. In response to the questions raised by Prof. Carlos, we wish to emphasize that, although the authors¹1. Baum M, Ribeiro MCVC, Lorosa ES, Damasio GAC, Castro EA. Eclectic feeding behavior of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the transmission area of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, State of Paraná, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2013; 46:560-565. and other researchers²2. Silva ACD, Gomes ADC. Study of the vectorial competence of Lutzomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, Vianna, 1911. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2001; 34:87-191. consider and know the importance of other taxonomic proposals published thus far, we chose to use the taxonomic key proposed by Young & Duncan³3. Young DG, Duncan MA. Guide to the identification and geographic distribution of Lutzomyia sandflies in Mexico, the West Indies; Centraland South America (Diptera: Psychodidae). Memoirs of the American Entomology Institute. Gainesville: Associated Publishers -American Entomological Institute; vol 54. 1994. deeming it fit to be applicable to our research.

Further, we would like to mention that adopting the key by the above authors for reference did not demerit and/or disrespect the contributions by other authors⁴4. Marcondes CB. A redescription of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912), and resurrection of L. neivai (Pinto, 1926) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1996; 91:457-462.,⁵5. Andrade Filho JD, Galati EAB, Falcão AL. Redescription of Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) and Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto, 1926) (Diptera: Psychodidae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2003; 98:1059-1065., since an author can adopt any approach for study depending on his/her needs.

Lastly, we believe that the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine prioritizes professionalism concerning their publications, which includes a philosophy ruled by rectitude and democracy, seeking distinctness on the knowledge of disclosure.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare that there is no confl ict of interest.

REFERENCES

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Baum M, Ribeiro MCVC, Lorosa ES, Damasio GAC, Castro EA. Eclectic feeding behavior of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the transmission area of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, State of Paraná, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2013; 46:560-565.
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Silva ACD, Gomes ADC. Study of the vectorial competence of Lutzomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, Vianna, 1911. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2001; 34:87-191.
³
Young DG, Duncan MA. Guide to the identification and geographic distribution of Lutzomyia sandflies in Mexico, the West Indies; Centraland South America (Diptera: Psychodidae). Memoirs of the American Entomology Institute. Gainesville: Associated Publishers -American Entomological Institute; vol 54. 1994.
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Marcondes CB. A redescription of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912), and resurrection of L. neivai (Pinto, 1926) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1996; 91:457-462.
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Andrade Filho JD, Galati EAB, Falcão AL. Redescription of Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) and Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto, 1926) (Diptera: Psychodidae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2003; 98:1059-1065.

Publication Dates

Publication in this collection
Jul-Aug 2014

History

Received
27 Jan 2014
Accepted
30 Jan 2014

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[1] ¹
Baum M, Ribeiro MCVC, Lorosa ES, Damasio GAC, Castro EA. Eclectic feeding behavior of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the transmission area of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, State of Paraná, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2013; 46:560-565.

[2] ²
Silva ACD, Gomes ADC. Study of the vectorial competence of Lutzomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, Vianna, 1911. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2001; 34:87-191.

[3] ³
Young DG, Duncan MA. Guide to the identification and geographic distribution of Lutzomyia sandflies in Mexico, the West Indies; Centraland South America (Diptera: Psychodidae). Memoirs of the American Entomology Institute. Gainesville: Associated Publishers -American Entomological Institute; vol 54. 1994.

[4] ⁴
Marcondes CB. A redescription of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912), and resurrection of L. neivai (Pinto, 1926) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1996; 91:457-462.

[5] ⁵
Andrade Filho JD, Galati EAB, Falcão AL. Redescription of Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) and Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto, 1926) (Diptera: Psychodidae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2003; 98:1059-1065.

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