Ootaxonomic investigation of five Lutzomyia species (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Venezuela

Fausto, Anna Maria; Feliciangeli, M. Dora; Maroli, M.; Mazzini, Massimo

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762001000200011

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“…The hexagonal ornaments found in the exochorion of L. evandroi eggs appear as a new variation of the polygonal pattern. Our observations on the presence of parallel connected ridges on the eggs of L. migonei conÞrm the previous observations of Barreto (1941) and Fausto et al (2001). To date, 12 patterns (8 basic plus 4 combinations) have been described in the exochorion of 61 species of the genus Lutzomyia (Table 1).…”

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“…Polygonal sculptures were also found in two species of the Verrucarum species group from Colombia (Sierra et al 2000). Finally, Fausto et al (2001) examined eggs of Þve species of Lutzomyia from Venezuela and conÞrmed the utility of application of this nomenclature for the distinction of the sand ßy species. In this study, we analyzed the exochorionic sculpture patterns on the eggs of seven South American sand ßy species.…”

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“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used to analyze the egg surface of different phlebotomine species in both the Old (Fausto et al 1992, Rogo et al 1992) and the New World (Ward and Ready 1975, Zimmerman et al 1977, Endris et al 1987, Feliciangeli et al 1993, Perez and Ogusuku 1997, Fausto et al 2001). This approach is of interest because of the existence of several cryptic and isomorphic species (several species exist where the females are indistinguishable) in the Phlebotominae.…”

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Patterns of Exochorion Ornaments on Eggs of Seven South American Species ofLutzomyiaSand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

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The patterns of exochorion ornaments on eggs of seven South American Lutzomyia sand fly species were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM): Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) cruzi (Mangabeira 1938), Lutzomyia (Micropygomyia) evandroi (Costa Lima and Antunes 1936), L. (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Lutz and Neiva 1912), L. longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva 1912), L. migonei (Franca 1920), L. (Nyssomyia) neivai (Pinto 1926), and L. renei (Martins, Falcao, and Silva 1957). Different patterns were observed, which showed the distinction between some species. Egg ornaments in L. cruzi and L. longipalpis appear as single, parallel, unconnected ridges, whereas eggs of L. migonei appear as single, parallel, connected ridges. Eggs of L. (Nyssomyia) intermedia and L. (N.) neivai present a new variation of the single, unconnected, parallel ridges pattern: small tubercles are present, distributed between the ridges. Eggs of L. renei present an elliptical pattern, with most structures connected by straight ridges. Eggs of L. (M.) evandroi present a polygonal pattern, with alternate rows of small and large hexagons. Our data emphasize the advantages of the SEM approach in the study of the exochorion patterns of Lutzomyia eggs and in the distinction of the sand fly species.

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“…cruciata is a complex of species (Pech-May et al, 2013), and the description of its development stages can be important in resolving this controversy. Previous studies have considered the reticules (crests) that form the eggshell to identify some sand flies species (Endris et al, 1987;Feliciangeli et al, 1993;Perez & Ogusuku, 1997;Fausto et al, 2001;Almeida et al, 2004). The arrangement of the egg reticules of Lu.…”

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Life history of the sand fly vector Lutzomyia cruciata in laboratory conditions

Castillo

Serrano

Mikery-Pacheco

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Medical Vet Entomology

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Lutzomyia cruciata Coquillet (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) is a potential vector of Leishmania sp.; its geographical distribution in Mexico is widespread, but its life history is unknown. The present study gives relevant information on the life cycle, morphology, survival and reproduction of Lu. cruciata observed over successive generations under laboratory conditions. Seven successive generations were produced. A total of 975 adults were obtained in a sexual proportion of 1.1 : 1 (female : male). Each Lu. cruciata female produced 20.7 eggs and 1.9 adults, approximately, with a proportion of eggs per female of 2.7% (first generation) and 21.3% (second generation). The life cycle of Lu. cruciata, from egg to adult, occurred in 52.7 ± 0.52 days. The largest percentage of mortality occurred during the egg stage (48.5%) and the first larval instar (26.5%), whereas in the pupal stage mortality was the lowest (9.1%). Lutzomyia cruciata exhibits sexual dimorphism based on size, which is exhibited as of the second larval instar, males being smaller than females. The maximum survival of females and males was 10 and 15 days, respectively. An overview of the immature stages of the species made with an electronic scanning microscope is included. This paper contributes basic information on aspects of Lu. cruciata that were previously unknown related to its life history.

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“…Insect ootaxonomy, based on egg chorion sculpture observed by SEM, is well advanced for a comparative morphological study of the eggs of Phasmatodea , Diptera (Hinton 1981;Fausto et al 1993Fausto et al , 2001, Chrysomelidae (Rowley and Peters 1972), Bostrichidae (Kučerová and Stejskal 2008), and Anobiidae and Dermestidae . Ootaxonomy is still in its infancy with respect to Scarabaeidae.…”

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Egg Morphology of Twelve Species of Melolonthinae and Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Sreedevi

Tyagi

Ramamurthy

2015

The Coleopterists Bulletin

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Ootaxonomic investigation of five Lutzomyia species (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Venezuela

Cited by 15 publications

References 24 publications

Patterns of Exochorion Ornaments on Eggs of Seven South American Species ofLutzomyiaSand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Patterns of Exochorion Ornaments on Eggs of Seven South American Species ofLutzomyiaSand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Life history of the sand fly vector Lutzomyia cruciata in laboratory conditions

Egg Morphology of Twelve Species of Melolonthinae and Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

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