Article
Studies on the sandfly fauna of Samuel Ecological Station, Porto Velho Municipality, Rondônia State, Brazil
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AZEVEDO, Alfredo C. R. de et al. Studies on the sandfly fauna of Samuel Ecological Station, Porto Velho Municipality, Rondônia State, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto do Rio de Janeiro, v. 88, n. 4, p. 509-512, Oct./Dec.1993.
0074-0206
10.1590/S0074-02761993000400002
1678-8060
Autor
Azevedo, Alfredo C. R. de
Luz, Sérgio L. Bessa
Vilela, Maurício L
Rangel, Elizabeth F.
Resumen
In a study of sandfly species in the Samuel Ecological Station, in Porto Velho, Rondônia State, the following species were identified: Lutzomyia brasiliensis, L. evangelistai, L. gomezi, L. anduzei, L. flaviscutellata, L. richardwardi, L. shawi, L. umbratilis, L. yuilli yuilli, L. dendrophyla, L. puctigeniculata, L. shannoni, L. amazonensis, L. ayrozai, L. carrerai carrerai, L. claustrei, L. davisi and L. lainsoni. L. richardwardi, L. umbratilis and L. c. carrerai were the predominant species captured of man forming 60.30% of the total catch. L. richarwardi was the most frequent at ground level (29.9%), while L. umbratilis predominated in the canopy (48.5%).