title: Sand fly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Goytacazes National Forest and surrounding areas of southeastern Brazil.
abstract: Most studies of the sand fly fauna in southeastern Brazil are conducted in the peridomiciliary environment of leishmaniasis endemic regions. Therefore, to increase the knowledge about diversity and richness of sand fly conservation areas, we describe here the sand fly fauna from the National Forest of Goytacazes (NFG), state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, and its surroundings areas. We also used sand fly fauna records from eight conservations units within the state of Espírito Santo to understand the similarity and relationships among them. The sand flies were simultaneously collected from June, 2008 to May, 2009 in two different environments: a preserved environment represented by the NFG and a modified environment represented by a peridomicile. To establish the similarity among the conservation units, we used a method very similar to parsimony analysis of endemism. We collected 2,466 sand fly specimens belonging to 13 species. Pressatia choti and Nyssomyia intermedia were the most abundant sand fly species. Ny. intermedia is a known vector of Leishmania braziliensis and epidemiological surveillance must be conducted in the area. We discuss aspects regarding the diversity of sand flies as well as the risk of transmission of Leishmania parasites in the area. We also provide for the first time a hypothesis of similarity relationships among conservation units within the state of Espírito Santo.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo, Campus Linhares, Av. Filogônio Peixoto S/N, Bairro Aviso, CEP 29901-291, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thieres Marassati
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: das Virgens
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Entomologia e Malacologia do Espírito Santo, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde, Rua Pedro Zangrande 381, Bairro Jardim Limoeiro, CEP 29164-020, Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Helder Ricas
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Insetos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, CEP 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. pintoisrael@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: de Souza Pinto
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Medicina Tropical, Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos 1468, Maruípe, CEP 29043-900, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aloísio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falqueto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D001938:Brazil; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005260:Female; D065928:Forests; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology*; D011891:Rain; D012744:Sex Ratio
keywords: Atlantic forest; Phlebotominae; biodiversity; endemism; leishmaniasis; parsimony