title: Phlebotomine fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in a residential area and in a fragment of savanna vegetation in the municipality of Pontal do Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
abstract: Identification of phlebotomine species in endemic areas is fundamental for analyzing the eco-epidemiological determinants of leishmaniasis. This study had the aim of investigating the phlebotomine fauna in an urban area and in a fragment of native savanna in the municipality of Pontal do Araguaia, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, using CDC light traps. One hundred and twenty-three phlebotomine specimens belonging to seventeen different species were caught. Our results indicate synanthropic potential among vector species for leishmaniasis, such as the species Lutzomyia cruzi, L. sallesi and L. whitmani. The species L. cerradincola had never been recorded in this region, such that this is the first report of this species in the State of Mato Grosso.
authors: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário do Araguaia, Pontal do Araguaia, MT, Brazil.
authors: Adriane Fagundes da Silva
authors: AF
authors: Amaral
authors: Jane Ramos
authors: JR
authors: Varjão
authors: Gerônimo Berto da
authors: GB
authors: Silva
authors: Wagner Welber
authors: WW
authors: Arrais-Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010691:Phlebotomus; D010944:Plants; D014504:Urban Health