Sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) species diversity in an urban area of the municipality of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
Monitoring phlebotomine sandflies in urban areas is key for epidemiological studies in susceptible populations. This paper describes sandfly fauna that were present in an urban area of the municipality of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, and were captured with Shannon and CDC light traps. During February and March of 2014, 1,442 sandflies were captured, specifically Lutzomyia cruciata (Coquillet) (98.8%), Lutzomyia cayennensis cayennensis (Floch and Abonnenc) (0.8%), Lutzomyia chiapanensis (Dampf) (0.3%) and Lutzomyia atulapai (De León) (0.1%). Lu. cruciata was the most abundant and the most frequently trapped species. This is the first record of its remarkable ability to adapt to urban green areas. The three other species trapped represent new records of geographic distribution for the study region. These results indicate the need to establish measures for reducing both human contact with this vector and the risk of possible sites of infection.
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
Oscar Fernando Mikery
OF
Pacheco
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
Julio Cesar Rojas
JC
León
Departamento de Zoología de Invertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México.
Eduardo Alfonso
EA
Rebollar-Téllez
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
Alfredo Castillo
AC
Vera
D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002947:Cities; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D008800:Mexico; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*; D012621:Seasons