Três espécies novas de Lestrimelitta Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) da Costa Rica, Panamá e Guiana Francesa

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ABSTRACT. Three new species of

Revisão taxonômica das espécies brasileiras de abelhas do gênero Lestrimelitta Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponina)

“…Os seguintes nomes foram propostos nesse período: L. guyanensis (Guiana Francesa), por Roubik (1980); L. monodonta (Brasil, Roraima) e L. glabrata (Brasil, Amazonas e Roraima) por Camargo & Moure (1989); L. chamelensis e L. niitkib (ambas do México), por Ayala (1999); L. nana (Brasil, Amapá) por Melo (2003); L. danuncia (Costa Rica e Panamá), L. mourei (Costa Rica) e L. glaberrima (Guiana Francesa), por Oliveira & Marchi (2005).…”

Plasmodium knowlesi and Wuchereria bancrofti: Their Vectors and Challenges for the Future

“…A. hackeri was found mainly in the coastal area and was not attracted to humans. It was also found in Southern Thailand and in the Philippine islands of Balabac and Palawan (Sallum et al, 2005a) but its role as vector of simian malaria in those areas have not been investigated.…”

“…Besides Malaysia, A. cracens occurs in Indonesia (Sumatra) and Thailand (Sallum et al, 2005a). However, their vectorial status in these two countries remains unknown.…”

“…In Banggi Island (north-eastern Sabah, Malaysia), A. balabacensis and A. flavirostris have been reported as vectors of malaria and Bancroftian filariasis and responsible for maintaining holo- to hyper-endemic levels of both diseases (Hii et al, 1985). In Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), A. barbirostris , A. donaldi , A. letifer , and A. latens (formerly A. leucosphyrus A; Sallum et al, 2005a), are considered vectors for malaria and Bancroftian filariasis (Chang et al, 1995; Rahman et al, 1997). In Palau Aur (off the Southern State of Johore in peninsular Malaysia 2° 26′ 57 o N 104° 31′ 30°E) A. maculatus has been incriminated as the vector of W. bancrofti (Cheong and Omar, 1965).…”

“…In the sixties since molecular techniques were not available, in order to confirm species of sporozoites they were inoculated into rhesus monkeys. A. balabacensis (= A. cracens ; Sallum et al, 2005a) a vector of human malaria was incriminated as vector of P. inui (Cheong et al, 1965). …”