Studies on the sandfly fauna of Samuel Ecological Station, Porto Velho Municipality, Rondônia State, Brazil

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

In a study of sandfly species in the Samuel Ecological Station, in Porto Velho, Rondônia State, the following species were identified: Lutzomyia brasiliensis, L. evangelistai, L. gomezi, L. anduzei, L. flaviscutellata, L. richardwardi, L. shawi, L. umbratilis, L. yuilli yuilli, L. dendrophyla, L. puctigeniculata, L. shannoni, L. amazonensis, L. ayrozai, L. carrerai carrerai, L. claustrei, L. davisi and L. lainsoni. L. richardwardi, L. umbratilis and L. c. carrerai were the predominant species captured of man forming 60.30% of the total catch. L. richarwardi was the most frequent at ground level (29.9%), while L. umbratilis predominated in the canopy (48.5%).

Keywords in Portuguese

Espécies de Moscas de areia
Estação Ecológica Samuel
Porto Velho
Rondônia

Keywords

Sandfly fauna
Samuel Ecological Station
Porto Velho
Rondônia State
Brazil

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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Citation

AZEVEDO, Alfredo C. R. de et al. Studies on the sandfly fauna of Samuel Ecological Station, Porto Velho Municipality, Rondônia State, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto do Rio de Janeiro, v. 88, n. 4, p. 509-512, Oct./Dec.1993.

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10.1590/S0074-02761993000400002

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0074-0206

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/43628

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