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SHORT COMMUNICATION - Recent Observations on the Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Fauna of the State of Rond么nia, Western Amaz么nia, Brazil: the Importance of Psychdopygus davisi as a Vector of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Sand flies were collected in the central region of the state of
Rond么nia (W 64掳30' to 63掳00' and S 10掳00' to
11掳00') using Shannon and CDC light traps from October 1997 to
August 2000. A total of 85,850 specimens representing 78 named species
were captured. Of these 14 were new records for Rond么nia. The
proportion of males/females was 1/1.131. Trypanosomatids, that are
presently being identified, were detected in 11 species. Leishmania
(Viannia) naiffi was recorded from Psychodopygus davisi and P.
hirsutus. In the present study the dominant species was P. davisi
(39.6%) followed by Lutzomyia whitmani (13.1%), P. carrerai
(11.6%), and P. hirsutus (10.2%). The importance of P. davisi as a
vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is discussed