Publications

[sand flies in timóteo, minas gerais, brazil]	sporadic cases of tegumentary leishmaniasis have occurred in timóteo, minas gerais state, basically among the rural population. in order to study the region's sand fly population, new jersey light traps were set in seven different neighborhoods. specimens were gathered from june through october 1994, december 1994, and january through march 1995, with a total of 3,240 hours per trap. a total of 4,396 sand flies were captured, distributed among two genera and twenty species: brumptomyia cunhai, b ...	1997	10886917
recent observations on the sand fly (diptera: psychodidae) fauna of the state of rondônia, western amazônia, 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 rondônia (w 64 degrees 30' to 63 degrees 00' and s 10 degrees 00'to 11 degrees 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 rondônia. 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 ...	2003	14595450
[on lutzomyia davisi (root, 1934) and some related species (diptera, phlebotomidae) (author's transl)].	lutzomyia davisi (root, 1934) and two related south american species are distinguished. both sexes of l. robini n. sp. and the female of l. claustrei abonnenc, léger et fauran, 1979 are described and illustrated for the first time. a redescription of both sexes of l. davisi is provided. the known distribution in french guiana and brazil for each species is given.	2006	7469311
rare occurrence of gynandromorphism in lutzomyia davisi (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) in brazil.	descriptions of morphological anomalies of phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) have been recorded in both the new world and the old world. the majority of these anomalies are associated with the genitalia, the number of cibarial teeth, wing venation, the size of the palps, and other less significant features. such morphological variations, particularly in symmetry, can result in incorrect species identification. the occurrence of gynandromorphism in sand flies is a rare phenomenon. cu ...	2008	18283959
phlebotomine sand flies (diptera, psychodidae) in an american tegumentary leishmaniasis transmission area in northern espírito santo state, brazil.	american tegumentary leishmaniasis is endemic to the espírito santo state, brazil, where it is widely distributed. the composition of the phlebotomine sand fly fauna in an american tegumentary leishmaniasis focus was determined by monthly sampling, using shannon light traps in an atlantic forest reserve and adjacent habitat that had been modified by human activity. seasonal fluctuations in numbers of the most abundant species were also monitored from june 2004 to may 2006. of the 6,176 specimens ...	2008	19082291
species structure of sand fly (diptera: psychodidae) fauna in the brazilian western amazon.	we surveyed areas of the state of rondônia in western amazon for phlebotomine, which are potential vectors of leishmaniasis. a total of 5,998 specimens were captured, resulting in the identification of 48 species within the lutzomyia (99.98%) and brumptomyia (0.02%) genera. the predominant species was lutzomyia davisi, followed by lutzomyia umbratilis, lutzomyia llanosmartinsi, lutzomyia c. carrerai, lutzomyia dendrophyla, lutzomyia nevesi and lutzomyia whitmani. all sand flies identified as vec ...	2009	20027459
sandfly fauna (diptera: psychodidae) in parque do sabiá complex, uberlândia, minas gerais, brazil.	between april 2003 and may 2009 phlebotomine sandflies were collected in parque do sabiá complex, uberlândia municipality, minas gerais state, brazil, using cdc and shannon traps. the objective was to associate the sandfly species captured to the risk of the transmission of leishmaniasis in the municipality. the 126 captured specimens belonging to six species of phlebotomine, among which lutzomyia (psychodopygus) davisi (root, 1934) predominated with 113 specimens (89.7%). the remaining captured ...	2011	22012450
epidemiological aspects of american cutaneous leishmaniasis and phlebotomine sandfly population, in the municipality of monte negro, state of rondônia, brazil.	this work was carried out on the purpose of identifying the species of phlebotomine sandflies in the municipality of monte negro, state of rondonia, brazil, that may have been transmitting the american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl), and concisely describe epidemiological aspects of disease.	2013	23563827
molecular detection of leishmania in sand flies (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) collected in the caititu indigenous reserve of the municipality of lábrea, state of amazonas, brazil.	phlebotominae sand flies are of medical importance because they are vectors of human pathogens, such as protozoa of the genus leishmania ross, etiological agent of american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl). in lábrea, a municipality in the state of amazonas, brazil, acl is primarily associated with subsistence activities, such as collection and extraction of forest products, undertaken by both indigenous and nonindigenous people. data on acl in indigenous populations are scarce, such that there is ...	2014	26309318
ecological aspects and molecular detection of leishmania dna ross (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) in phlebotomine sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) in terra firme and várzea environments in the middle solimões region, amazonas state, brazil.	phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) are insects of medical importance due to the role that some species play in the transmission of leishmaniasis. this work aimed to study some ecological aspects among sand flies fauna inhabiting two different environments: the várzea (lowland amazonian forest) and terra firme (upland amazonian forest), both located in tefé municipality, amazonas state, braziland to detect leishmania infection in those phlebotomine populations.	2015	25889808
the phlebotomine sand flies fauna in parque estadual do rio doce, minas gerais, brazil.	phlebotomine sand flies are dipterans of the family psychodidae. they are very important to veterinary medicine because some species are vectors of infective forms of leishmania spp., the etiological agents of leishmaniasis. the parque estadual do rio doce is located in an area with constant reports of cases of leishmaniasis. in order to better understanding the phlebotamine sand fly fauna of the park, the present work was undertaken with the goal of analyzing phlebotomine sand flies collected t ...	2015	26626880
phlebotominae sand flies (diptera: psychodidae): potential vectors of american cutaneous leishmaniasis agents in the area associated with the santo antônio hydroelectric system in western amazonian brazil.	an entomological study was conducted as part of a vector-monitoring program in the area associated with the santo antônio hydroelectric system in state of rondônia, western amazonian brazil.	2015	26108003
sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) from the brazilian atlantic forest domain collected with malaise traps.	here, we present the results of a 2-yr sampling using malaise traps along the atlantic forest domain from the northeast to the south of brazil. in total, 217 sand flies were collected, of which the most abundant species was bichromomyia flaviscutellata (mangabeira, 1942) (60.4%), followed by psychodopygus ayrozai (barretto & coutinho, 1940) (11%) and micropygomyia schreiberi (martins, falcão & silva, 1975) (4.1%), and the remaining less abundant species comprised 10.1% of the total of sand flies ...	2016	27343176
attractiveness of black and white modified shannon traps to phlebotomine sandflies (diptera, psychodidae) in the brazilian amazon basin, an area of intense transmission of american cutaneous leishmaniasis.	in the amazon region the phlebotomine fauna is considered one of the most diverse in the world. the use of shannon traps may provide information on the anthropophily of the species and improve the traps' performance in terms of diversity and quantity of insects collected when white and black colored traps are used together. this study sought to verify the attractiveness of the traps to the phlebotomine species of the brazilian amazon basin using shannon traps under these conditions. the insects ...	2017	28593838