[Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Guaviare Province, Colombia, with 4 new records for the country].
BACKGROUND
Although cases of leishmaniasis have been reported in the province of Guaviare, Colombia, no entomological studies were included to identify the Lutzomyia sand fly vector species in that area.


OBJECTIVE
Lutzomyia species were identified from four townships of Guaviare. Probable vectors were named based on those species involved in transmission in other areas.


METHODS
Sampling was undertaken with CDC light traps suspended at heights between 1.5 m and 9 m. Additional sand flies were collected with Shannon traps and by aspiration of adult flies from daytime resting sites.


RESULTS
Sand flies belonging to 37 different species were collected. 35 of them were recorded for the first time in Guaviare Province. Four species were new records for Colombia: Lutzomyia begonae, L. campbelli, L. sericea and L. nematoducta. The most abundant species were L. hirsuta 24.3% (148/610), L. yuilli 15.2% (93/610), L. davisi 10.3% (63/610), followed by L. fartigi, L. carrerai, L. antunesi, L. flaviscutellata and L. olmeca bicolor.


CONCLUSIONS
Seven of these species of have been associated previously with endemic or epidemic transmission of leishmaniasis.
Cabrera
Olga Lucía
OL
Grupo de Entomología, Subdirección de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogota, D.C., Colombia. ocabrera@ins.gov.co
Mosquera
Laureano
L
Santamaría
Erika
E
Ferro
Cristina
C
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000469:parasitology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology; D019359:Knowledge; D007891:Leishmania; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014329:Tropical Climate