The first record of Lutzomyia longipalpis ( Lutz & Neiva , 1912 ) ( Diptera : Psychodidae : Phlebotominae ) in the State of Paraná , Brazil

Introduction: We report the first find of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the State of Paraná, Brazil. Methods: The specimens were captured in the urban area of the municipality of Foz do Iguaçu, with Falcão light traps, in domiciliary and peridomiciliary areas of 61 properties, on two consecutive nights from 18:00 to 06:00hs in March 2012. Results: We captured 40 specimens of Lu. longipalpis and 54 specimens of other sandfly species. Conclusions: This find expands knowledge of the geographical distribution of this sandfly in Brazil.

Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) is the main vector of Leishmania chagasi (Cunha & Chagas), the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the New World 1 .This severe chronic disease is widely distributed in Latin America, especially in Brazil, where it is endemic in large urban centers of the North, Northeast, Southeast and Midwest 2 .In southern Brazil, Lutzomyia longipalpis was first recorded in areas of occurrence of human and canine VL, in the City of São Borja, State of Rio Grande do Sul 3 .In this state, the canine disease had been diagnosed earlier, in Santa Maria City 4 .In the State of Paraná, human cases have been recorded in the rural area of Altônia municipality 5,6 .
In Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, Lu. longipalpis has been reported in areas that coincide with the occurrence of VL [7][8][9] .In Argentina, where more studies on sandflies have been carried out, the geographical distribution of Lu. longipalpis includes several municipalities in the provinces of Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa and Misiones [10][11][12] .In Misiones, Lu. longipalpis was found in the urban area of Puerto Iguazú, on the border with the City of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná 11 .
In 2004 and 2005, Silva et al, 2008 13 did not detect Lu. longipalpis in 37 municipalities of Paraná, in areas vulnerable to the occurrence of LV.The species was also not found in over 39 other municipalities of this state, surveyed from 2006 through 2011 (DR Santos: unpublished data).In these two periods, sampling performed in the rural area of

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The municipality of Foz do Iguaçu (25º32'45"S and 54º35'07"W) is located in western Paraná on the border of Brazil with Paraguay and Argentina (Figure 1) and has an area of 617.71km 2 and an estimated population of 256,081 inhabitants.The climate is humid subtropical, with hot summers, infrequent frosts, and rain in all months of the year.The maximum mean annual temperature is around 33ºC and the minimum can fall below freezing.Annual rainfall varies around 1,800mm.The terrain consists of gently rolling slopes with deep clayey soils of eruptive origin, rich in organic matter.The vegetation in the National Park is subtropical, with lowland rainforest on the banks of the Paraná and Iguaçu rivers 14 .
The entomological survey was conducted from 19 to 29 March 2012, in 61 residential buildings of six urban localities of Foz do Iguaçu (Vila Carimã, Jardim Cataratas, Ponte Internacional Tancredo Neves, Jardim das Flores, Profilurb and Jardim Santa Rosa), which are geographically recognized by the National Dengue Control Program (Figure 1).In the first five locations (on the border with Argentina and Paraguay), 60 Falcão light traps were installed.In the Jardim Santa Rosa, about 10km from the other locations, a trap was installed to assess the degree of dispersal of Lu. longipalpis in relation to the border among the three countries, since this sandfly was previously recorded on the other side of the Iguazú River in the City of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina 11 .
The sandflies were caught on properties characterized by the presence of dogs, chickens, pigs and other domestic animals, vegetation, moisture and organic matter accumulation in the soil of the peridomestic environment, which meet the sandflies' requirements for food (blood meals) and breeding.Traps were placed in porches of homes, domestic animal shelters (kennel, chicken coop and pigsty) and gardens, on two consecutive nights, from 18:00 to 06:00hs.After sorting, the sandflies were prepared, mounted and identified in the Laboratório of the Núcleo de Entomologia of Maringá, Paraná, where part of the specimens of Lu. longipalpis are deposited in the entomological collection.Species were identified according to Galati, 2003 15 Foz do Iguaçu, in the localities Porto Franco, Cataratas Iate Club (on the border with Paraguay), Porto Meira, Parque Três Fronteiras and Pedreira São João (border with Argentina), resulted in the capture of the species Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho), Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto), Micropygomyia quinquefer (Dyar) and Psathyromyia shannoni (Dyar).The present contribution reports the first find of Lu. longipalpis in the State of Paraná, and updates information on the sandfly fauna in the urban area of Foz do Iguaçu.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 45(5):643-645, Sep-Oct, 2012 and confirmed by the Centro de Referência Nacional e Internacional para Flebotomíneos of the Laboratório de Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais.Relata-se pela primeira vez a ocorrência de Lutzomyia longipalpis, no Estado do Paraná, Brasil.Métodos: Os exemplares da espécie foram capturados na área urbana do município de Foz do Iguaçu, com armadilhas luminosas do tipo Falcão, no domicílio e peridomicílio de 61 imóveis residenciais, em duas noites consecutivas, das 18 às 6 horas, em março de 2012.Resultados: Foram capturados 40 exemplares de Lu. longipalpis, juntamente com 54 flebotomíneos de www.scielo.br/rsbmtIntrodução: