Phylogenetic analysis of morphometric and biological characters indicated that there are two
distinct forms of Lutzomyia whitmani in Brazil: one is present both north and south of the …

The phlebotomine sand flies Nyssomyia intermedia and Nyssomyia neivai are the probable
vectors of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in the Southern and Southeastern regions of …

Background Phlebotomines are directly related to the study of leishmaniases, and so the
study of their distribution plays an important role in the epidemiology of these diseases …

Studies were performed on five Brazilian populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis: Salvaterra
(PA), São José do Ribamar (MA), Canindé (CE), Natal (RN) and Gruta da Lapinha, Lagoa …

Sandflies are holometabolous insects that are of great epidemiological importance in the
neotropical region as vectors of leishmaniases. Caves are ecotopes that significantly differ …

An entomological survey was conducted from July-December 2009 and September-
December 2010, as part of the epidemiological monitoring of American cutaneous …

A new species of phlebotomine sand fly, Lutzomyia emberai n. sp, is described and
illustrated from specimens collected in a dwelling of the Emberá Indian community, situated …

We analyzed 64 quantitative and qualitative morphological characters in different
populations of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) umbratilis Ward & Fraiha from Venezuela (Gran …

Several species of the subgenus Psychodopygus Mangabeira, 1941 are known to be
leishmaniosis vectors in Brazil. Some of them are morphologically similar, which makes their …

This subgenus occurs mainly in Palearctic region and is represented by several species in
the countries of Afro-tropical Region, the eastern Mediterranean Region, Asia and includes …