title: [Geographical distribution of the cortelezzii (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) complex in Brazil].
abstract: There are nearly 500 species of sandflies in Americas, 30 of which are vectors of leishmaniasis. Evandromyia cortelezzii (Brèthes), E. sallesi (Galvão & Coutinho) and E. corumbaensis (Galati et al) comprise the cortelezzii complex. These species are morphologically similar and many times misidentified. Due to the epidemiological importance recently attributed to this complex, a detailed study was carried out in order to correct wrongful information due to their misidentification, and update their geographical distribution. Evandromyia corumbaensis was found to have a regional distribution, while the other two species are widely distributed in the Brazilian territory.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência Nacional e Internacional para Flebotomíneos, Lab. de Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, Barro Preto, 30190-002, Belo Horizonte, MG.
authors.forename: Gustavo M L
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Reginaldo P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Brazil
authors.forename: Alda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Falcão
authors.forename: José D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Andrade Filho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003710:Demography; D011576:Psychodidae