scholarly journals Breeding sites of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and efficiency of extraction techniques for immature stages in terra-firme forest in Amazonas State, Brazil

Acta Tropica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronildo Baiatone Alencar ◽  
Raul Guerra de Queiroz ◽  
Toby Vincent Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Sand Flies ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Extraction Techniques ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Terra Firme Forest ◽  
Amazonas State

scholarly journals DNA barcode for identification of immature stages of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) collected from natural breeding sites

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4277 (2) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAFAEL JOSÉ VIVERO ◽  
EDUAR ELÍAS BEJARANO ◽  
LUIS GREGORIO ESTRADA ◽  
FERNANDO FLÓREZ ◽  
EDGAR ORTEGA-GÓMEZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Bootstrap Support ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Natural Breeding ◽  
Taxonomic Studies

Although phlebotomine sand flies breeding sites have been identified and recorded by several studies, the microhabitats exploited by these insects remain little-known and hard to find. In this context, the difficulty of finding immature stages, and the limited number of taxonomic studies to identify immature stages of phlebotomine sand flies, are considered the major obstacles when attempting a complete inventory of Lutzomyia species. The objective of this study is to validate Cytochrome Oxidase I (Barcode region) as a marker for the identification of immature stages of Lutzomyia species recovered from natural breeding sites in Colombia. Among 142 collected sand flies, 18 immature individuals that did not complete their life cycle were identified to species level through sequencing of the COI gene. Values of K2P genetic distance between 0.002–0.031 allowed the identification of larvae at species level. The bootstrap support values (96%) in the Neighbor-Joining dendrogram were consistent for the majority of the established MOTUS of Lutzomyia atroclavata, Lutzomyia micropyga, Lutzomyia serrana, Lutzomyia cayennensis, Lutzomyia rangeliana, Lutzomyia shannoni and some species of the genus Brumptomyia. The COI gene is validated as a marker for the identification of immature stages of the genus Lutzomyia.  

Natural breeding sites of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) on Marambaia Island, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Acta Tropica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 104-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.L. Souza ◽  
F.B. Figueiredo ◽  
A.B. Almeida ◽  
C.V. Benigno ◽  
C.S. Pontes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Natural Breeding ◽  
Marambaia Island ◽  
Janeiro State

scholarly journals Peridomiciliary Breeding Sites of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an Endemic Area of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southeastern Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 1089-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivaldo Pim Vieira ◽  
Aloísio Falqueto ◽  
Claudiney Biral dos Santos ◽  
Gabriel Eduardo Melim Ferreira ◽  
Adelson Luiz Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Immature stages of two species of Evandromyia (Aldamyia) and the systematic importance of larval mouthparts within Psychodidae (Diptera, Phlebotominae, Psychodinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1740 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
FELIPE ARLEY COSTA PESSOA ◽  
MARLISSON AUGUSTO COSTA FEITOSA ◽  
ELOY GUILLERMO CASTELLÓN-BERMÚDEZ ◽  
CLAUDIA MARÍA RÍOS-VELÁSQUEZ ◽  
RICHARD DOUGLAS WARD
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Fourth Instar ◽  
Sand Fly ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Systematic Importance ◽  
Scanning Electron

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania, Bartonella and several arboviruses. Sand fly taxonomy has been mainly based on adult morphological characters and few larval characters have been used. In this work the egg and all larval instars of Evandromyia carmelinoi (= Lutzomyia carmelinoi migonei group of authors) are described, as well as the fourth instar of E. lenti, two morphologically similar species. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy were used to describe the species. The sand flies E. carmelinoi and E. lenti can be differentiated most readily by the antennae and the shoulder accessory b setae on the thoracic segments. Some information on the mouthpart morphology of Phlebotominae and Psychodinae that could be useful for future phylogenetic and systematic studies is also provided.

A new species of Phasmatocoris Breddin (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from the Amazon, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1642 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
HÉLCIO R. GIL-SANTANA ◽  
VERACILDA RIBEIRO ALVES ◽  
TOBY VINCENT BARRETT ◽  
LUIZ A.A. COSTA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The North ◽  
Last Stage ◽  
Terra Firme Forest ◽  
Amazonas State ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

Phasmatocoris xavieri sp. nov. is described based on male and female adults and a last-stage nymph. The specimens were found on the walls and roof of a cave named “Gruta dos Animais” (02°03´02,64S/59°57´51,47W), a sandstone cave located in primary “terra firme” forest to the north of the city of Manaus, Amazonas State in Brazil. The individuals were about 30m from the entrance, in an aphotic zone. Adults share characteristics with the species Phasmatocoris magdalenae Wygodzinsky, P. sturmi Wygodzinsky, and P. moraballi Wygodzinsky.

scholarly journals On the vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Central Amazon of Brasil. 3. Phlebotomine sand fly stratification in a terra firme forest

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge R. Arias ◽  
◽  
Rui A. de Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Sand Fly ◽  
Leishmania Braziliensis ◽  
Sand Flies ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Central Amazon ◽  
Tree Canopies ◽  
Terra Firme Forest

Abstract Stratification studies showed that the vast majority of sand fly species in the Manaus region are found in tree canopies (15m), and that there are two dominant species which are the vectors of Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis. It took 43 weeks of trapping to capture all 50 species of sand flies collected.

scholarly journals Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in urban rainforest fragments, Manaus – Amazonas State, Brazil

Acta Tropica ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliane Coelho da Rocha ◽  
Rui Alves de Freitas ◽  
Antonia Maria Ramos Franco
Keyword(s):  
Sand Flies ◽  
Phlebotomine Sand Flies ◽  
Amazonas State

scholarly journals Reproductive biology of Ameerega trivittata (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in an area of terra firme forest in eastern Amazonia

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Cristina Serrão Acioli ◽  
Selvino Neckel-Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Aerial Roots ◽  
Mean Size ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Terra Firme Forest ◽  
The Relationship

The reproductive success of tropical amphibians is influenced by factors such as body size and the characteristics of breeding sites. Data on reproductive biology are important for the understanding of population dynamics and the maintenance of species. The objectives of the present study were to examine the abundance of Ameerega trivittata, analyze the use of microhabitats by calling males and the snout-vent length (SVL) of breeding males and females, the number of tadpoles carried by the males and mature oocytes in the females, as well as the relationship between the SVL of the female and both the number and mean size of the mature oocytes found in the ovaries. Three field trips were conducted between January and September, 2009. A total of 31 plots, with a mean area of 2.3 ha, were surveyed, resulting in records of 235 individuals, with a mean density of 3.26 individuals per hectare. Overall, 66.1% of the individuals sighted were located in the leaf litter, while 17.4% were perched on decaying tree trunks on the forest floor, 15.7% on the aerial roots of Cecropia trees, and 0.8% on lianas. Males were observed transporting a mean of 10.8 tadpoles on their backs. A significant correlation was found between the size of the females and the mean diameter of the oocytes. New data were collected on the size of oocytes and no pattern was found in the type of perches used by calling males of the different Ameerega species.

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