title: Species structure of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in the Brazilian western Amazon.
abstract: 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 vectors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, i.e., Lu. davisi, Lu. umbratilis, Lu. c. carrerai and Lu. whitmani, were found in the surveyed areas.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Pesquisa de Patologias Tropicais, Porto Velho, RO, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luiz Herman Soares
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Maisa da Silva
authors.initials: Mda S
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Juan Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Villalobos
authors.forename: Luis Marcelo Aranha
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Luiz Shozo
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: Cor Jesus Fernandes
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Fontes
authors.forename: Paulo Eduardo Martins
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ribolla
authors.forename: Tony Hiroshi
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Katsuragawa
authors.forename: Rafael Mesquita
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Alexandre de Almeida e
authors.initials: Ade A
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*