Redescription of the female of Lutzomyia vattierae (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from the serranía de La Macarena, central Colombia
Keywords:
Psychodidae, anatomy and histology, classification, Phlebotominae, Lutzomyia, Colombia
Abstract
Introduction. Lutzomyia species of the subgenus Sciopemyia show restricted distribution and are rarely represented in sand fly captures, with the exception of L. sordellii, which is found from Costa Rica to Argentina. To date, only two of these species. L. sordellii and L. preclara have been reported in Colombia.Objective. The female of L. vattierae was redescribed and the record of this Sciopemyia species established for in the Colombian national park, serranía de La Macarena.
Materials and methods. The study was carried out in the Serrania de La Macarena, in western province of Meta. The serrania is a small mountain range situated between the Orinoco and Amazon River basins and geographically separated from the Andes. Sand flies were collected during two consecutive nights with a CDC light trap placed from 18:00 to 06:00 hours in a primary forest.
Results. Four females belonging to the subgenus Sciopemyia were identified as L. vattierae, which differs from L. preclara by the presence of papillae on the third flagellomere and from L. sordellii by the form and length of the spermathecae and individual sperm ducts.
Conclusion. The number of known species of Sciopemyia in Colombia is now three and include L. sordellii, L. preclara, and L. vattierae.
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3. Ibáñez-Bernal S. Notes on the Psychodidae (Diptera) of Belize: Subfamilies Bruchomyiinae and Phlebotominae. Ann Entomol Soc Am 2001;94:367-85.
4. Galati EA, Nunes VLB, Rego Jr FA, Oshiro ET, Chang MR. Estudo de flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae) em foco de leishmaniose visceral no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rev Saúde Pública 1997;31:378-90.
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8. Le Pont F, Desjeux P. Phlébotomes de Bolivie. Description de Lutzomyia vattierae n. sp. et de la femelle de L. antezanai Le Pont, Dujardin et Desjeux, 1989 (Diptera, Psychodidae). Bull Soc Ent Fr 1992;97:263-8.
9. Andrade Filho JD, Galati EA, de Sousa RN, Falcão AL. Description of the female of Sciopemyia servulolimai (Damasceno & Causey) (Diptera: Psychodidae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2003;98:503-5.
10. Young DG, Arias JR. The microps group of Lutzomyia França with descriptions of two new species from South America (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1984;79:425-31.
11. Young DG, Morales A. New species and records of phlebotomine sand flies from Colombia (Diptera: Psychodidae). J Med Entomol 1987;24:651-65.
12. Montoya-Lerma J, Ferro C. Flebótomos (Diptera: Psychodidae) de Colombia. En: Amat G, Andrade MG, Fernández F, editores. Insectos de Colombia. Volúmen II. Colección Jorge Alvárez Lleras, No. 13. Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Santafé de Bogotá: Centro Editorial Javeriano; 1999. p.211-45.
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14. Bejarano EE, Duque P, Vélez ID. Primer registro del flebotomíneo Brumptomyia pintoi (Diptera: Psychodidae) en Colombia. Caldasia 2004;26:311-4.
15. Bejarano EE. Lista actualizada de los psicódidos (Diptera: Psychodidae) de Colombia. Folia Entomol Mex 2006;45:47-56.
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Bejarano EE, Duque P, Vélez ID. Redescription of the female of Lutzomyia vattierae (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from the serranía de La Macarena, central Colombia. Biomed. [Internet]. 2006 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];26(4):556-61. Available from: https://revistabiomedicaorg.biteca.online/index.php/biomedica/article/view/325
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