title: Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the State of Pernambuco.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Phlebotomine sand flies are small insects of great medical relevance. This article presents an updated list of the phlebotomine sand flies occurring in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of literature published since the 1940s up to May 2010 was conducted and voucher material deposited in reference collections were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 37 phlebotomine species have previously been reported as occurring in Pernambuco, but the record of six species needs confirmation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This work provides an updated list of phlebotomine sand flies of Pernambuco, with some notes on their taxonomy, ecology, distribution and epidemiological relevance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Zootechny, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy. f.dantastorres@veterinaria.uniba.it
authors.forename: Filipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dantas-Torres
authors.forename: Andrey José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Klaudia Emanuela Ramos
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Tenório
authors.forename: José Dilermando
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Andrade Filho
authors.forename: Valdir de Queiroz
authors.initials: Vde Q
authors.lastname: Balbino
authors.forename: Sinval Pinto
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Brandão-Filho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D017753:Ecosystem; D005843:Geography; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*