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Comunicações • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 38 (3) • May 2005 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822005000300013   copy

Phlebotomine sandflies in fragments of rain forest in Recife, Pernambuco State

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An investigation was conducted into the distribution of sandfly fauna in 4 fragments of Atlantic forest in the Metropolitan Area of Recife. It consisted of the capture adult insects using CDC light traps. A total of 1,173 specimens were distributed in 11 species of Lutzomyia: Lutzomyia evandroi, Lutzomyia choti, Lutzomyia walkeri, Lutzomyia umbratilis, Lutzomyia brasiliensis, Lutzomyia sordellii, Lutzomyia claustrei, Lutzomyia wellcomei, Lutzomyia fluviatilis, Lutzomyia furcata e Lutzomyia aragaoi.

Lutzomyia; Sandflies; Rain Forest; Fragment

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