| Author | Vigoder, Felipe M. | |
| Author | Souza, Nataly A. | |
| Author | Peixoto, Alexandre A. | |
| Access date | 2016-10-13T11:03:37Z | |
| Available date | 2016-10-13T11:03:37Z | |
| Document date | 2011 | |
| Citation | VIGODER, Felipe M.; SOUZA, Nataly A.; PEIXOTO, Alexandre A. Acoustic signals in the sand fly Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera: Psychodidae). Parasites & Vectors, v.4, n.76, 4p, 2011. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1756-3305 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/16204 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | BioMed Central | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Leishmaniose cutânea | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
| Title | Acoustic signals in the sand fly Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Diptera: Psychodidae) | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| Abstract | Background: Acoustic signals are part of the courtship of many insects and they often act as species-specific
signals that are important in the reproductive isolation of closely related species. Here we report the courtship
songs of the sand fly Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia, one of the main vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in
Brazil.
Findings: Recordings were performed using insects from three localities from Eastern Brazil: Posse and
Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro State and Corte de Pedra in Bahia State. The three areas have remnants of the
Brazilian Atlantic forest, they are endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis and L. intermedia is the predominant sand fly
species. We observed that during courtship L. intermedia males from all populations produced pulse songs
consisting of short trains. No significant differences in song parameters were observed between the males of the
three localities.
Conclusions: L. intermedia males produce acoustic signals as reported for some other sand flies such as the sibling
species of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex. The lack of differences between the males from the three localities is
consistent with previous molecular studies of the period gene carried out in the same populations, reinforcing the
idea that L. intermedia is not a species complex in the studied areas and that the three populations are likely to
have similar vectorial capacities. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Insetos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Insetos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Entomologia Molecular. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia | pt_BR |
| Subject | Acoustic signals | pt_BR |
| Subject | cutaneous leishmaniasis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
