Morphometric and phenetic studies of five geographical populations of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Brazil

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 846-850

  Dias, E S ^a   Barata, R A ^a   Fortes Dias, C L ^a,b   Brazil, R P ^a   Miranda, J C ^a,c   Brandao Filho S ^a,d   Linardi, P M ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b CPqD Telecom and IT Solutions   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Muniz   (Brazil)

^d Ctro de Pesq Aggeu Magalhaes   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Geographical variation; Lutzomyia whitmani; Phenetics; Sand fly

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LUTZOMYIA WHITMANI; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PSYCHODIDAE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033220303     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.6.846     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Antunes, P.C.A., and J. O. Coutinho. 1939. Notas sobre flebotomíneos sul-americanos. II. Desorição de Flebotomus whitmani n. sp. e da armadura bucal de algumas espécies. Bol. Biol. Sao Paulo 4: 448-453.
2. De Queiroz, R. G., I.A.B. Vasconcelos, A. W. Vasconcelos, F.A.C. Pessoa, R. N. De Sousa, and J. R. David. 1994. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ceara state in Northeastern, Brazil: incrimination of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera, Psychodidae) as a vector of Leishmania braziliensis in Baturité municipality. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 50: 693-698.
3. Hoch, A., L. Ryan, J. A. Vexenat, A.C.O.C. Rosa, and A. C. Barreto. 1986. Isolation of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis and other trypanosomatids from Phlebotomine (sic) in a mucocutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area, Bahia, Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 81: 62.
4. Jandel. 1995. SigmaStat statistical user's manual, version 2.0. Jandel, San Rafael, CA.
5. Martins, A. V., P. Williams, and A. L., Falcão. I978. American sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). Academia Brasileira de Ciências. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
6. Mayrink, W., P. Williams, M. V. Coelho, A. V. Martins, P. A. Magalhães, A. R. Falcão, M. N. Melo, and A. L. Falcão. 1979. Epidemiology of dermal leishmaniasis in the Rio Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 73: 123-137.
7. Marzochi, M.C.A., and K.B.F. Marzochi. 1994. Tegumentary and visceral leishmaniases in Brazil - emerging an-thropozoonoses and possibilities for their control. Cad. Sande Publ. Rio de Janeiro 10(suppl. 2): 359-375.
8. Passos, V.M.A., A. L. Falcão, M.C.A. Marzochi, C.M.F. Gontijo, E. S. Dias, E. Barbosa-Santos, H. L. Guerra, and N. Katz. 1993. Epidemiological aspects of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in a periurban area of the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 88: 103-110.
9. Rangel, E. F., R. Lainson, A. A. Souza, P. Ready, and A.C.R. Azevedo. 1996. Variation between geographical populations of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani (Antunes and Coutinho 1939) sensu lato (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 91: 43-50.
10. Ready, P. D., J. C. Day. A. A. De Souza, E. F. Range, and C. R. Davies. 1997. Mitochondrial DNA characterization of populations of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) incriminated in the peri-domestic and silvatic trailsmission of Leishmania species in Brazil. Bull. Entomol. Res. 87: 187-195.
11. Rosa, A.C.O.C., C. C. Cuba, J. A. Vexanat, A. C. Barreto, and P. D. Marden. 1988. Predominance of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis in the region of Três Braços and Côrte de Pedra, Bahia, Brazil. Trans R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 82: 409-410.
12. Shannon, R. C. 1939. Methods for collecting and feeding mosquitos in jungle yellow fever studies. Am. J. Trop. Med. 19: 131-140.
13. Sneath, P.H.A., and R. R. Sokal. 1973. Numerical Taxonomy. Freeman, San Francisco.
14. Sudia, W. R., and R. W. Chamberlain. 1962. Battery operated light trap: an improved model. Mosq. News 22: 126-129.
15. Young, D. G., and M. A. Duncan. 1994. Guide to the identification and geographic distribution of Lutzomyia sand flies in Mexico, the West Indies, Central and South America (Diptera: Psychodidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 54. American Entomological Institute, Gainesville, FL.