Article
Feeding preference of the sand flies Lutzomyia umbratilis and L. spathotrichia (diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in an urban forest patch in the city of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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NERY, Liliane Coelho da Rocha; LOROSA, Elias S.; FRANCO, Antonia Maria Ramos. Feeding preference of the sand flies Lutzomyia umbratilis and L. spathotrichia (diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in an urban forest patch in the city of Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 99, n. 6, p. 571-574, Oct. 2004.
0074-0276
10.1590/S0074-02762004000600006
1678-8060
Autor
Nery, Liliane Coelho da Rocha
Lorosa, Elias S.
Franco, Antonia Maria
Resumen
Precipitin tests were performed on blood meals of 199 sand flies (161 Lutzomyia umbratilis, 34 L. spathotrichia,
two Lutzomyia of group shannoni, one L. anduzei) in a non-flooded upland forest on the Campus of the Universidade
Federal do Amazonas. This is the second largest forest fragment in an urban setting in Brazil. Results on L. umbratilis,
which is considered to be the principal leishmaniasis vector in this region, indicated rodents as its predominant
blood source in contrast to previous reports in which blood meal analysis indicated that this species fed principally
on Xenarthra (particularly sloths).