Notas sobre os flebótomos dos estados do Ceará e Piauí, com a descrição da fêmea de Lutzomyia samueli (Deane, 1955) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae)

Guide to the Identification and Geographic Distribution of Lutzomyia Sand Flies in Mexico, the West Indies, Central and South America (Diptera:Psychodidae)

“…The arrangement of the spines on the style and distinctive paramere serve as diagnostic characters for this species. Forattini (1973) places L. samueli in the subgenus Dampfomyia, but the female does not have similar cibarial armature or spermathecae (Martins et al 1989). They point out some similarities of L. samueli with females in the subgenera Lutzomyia and Helcocyrtomyia but conclude that it is an isolated species.…”

“…The female of L. ferreirana was recently described by Dias et al (1989). It differs from others in the oswaldoi group by the presence of one pair of vertical teeth in the cibarium.…”

Phlebotomine sand flies in the State of Piauí, Brazil (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

“…The vector of visceral leishmaniasis, Lutzomyia longipalpis has been captured in some municipalities of the State and in the urban area of Teresina and more than 12 species are recorded in the State (Martins et al 1989, Vexenat et al 1994.…”

Notes on the Sand Fly Fauna (Diptera:Psychodidae) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

“…Fourty specimens of L. fischeri, a specie previously pointed out in that state by Martins et al (1961), were captured.…”