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Three new records of the genus Lutzomyia of the subgenus Helcocyrtomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Southwestern Brazilian Amazonia.

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The sand fly phlebotomine fauna of the Brazilian municipality of Assis Brasil, Acre was sampled between April 2013 and March 2014 using modified CDC light traps. A total of 22,334… Click to show full abstract

The sand fly phlebotomine fauna of the Brazilian municipality of Assis Brasil, Acre was sampled between April 2013 and March 2014 using modified CDC light traps. A total of 22,334 sand flies were collected, 41 of them belonging to three species: Lutzomyia gonzaloi, Lu. kirigetiensis and Lu. munaypata, of the subgenus Helcocyrtomyia, which have previously only been recorded in Peru. This paper presents their first reported collection in Brazil.

Keywords: genus lutzomyia; three new; subgenus helcocyrtomyia; helcocyrtomyia; records genus; new records

Journal Title: Acta tropica
Year Published: 2018

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