A Review of Historical Phlebotominae Taxonomy (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Galati, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi; Rodrigues, Bruno Leite

doi:10.1007/s13744-023-01030-8

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“…However, providing a rigorous taxonomic treatment of sand flies is a challenging task because of the group’s taxonomic complexity, particularly in megadiverse countries where sand fly diversity paradoxically contrasts with the low number of specialists working in these areas. Phlebotominae has about 1060 species, of which 555 are in the Americas (Galati and Rodrigues 2023). For Colombia –a megadiverse country– 199 species are recorded, and 18 of them are of medical relevance (Ferro et al 2015, Bejarano and Estrada 2016).…”

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Sand flies around Tona, an artificial water reservoir in Bucaramanga (Santander, Colombia): diversity, spatiotemporal frequency, and efficacy of four sampling methods

Rengifo-Correa,

Castillo,

Cuadros

et al. 2024

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Characterizing the sand fly diversity is crucial for an effective design of control strategies for Leishmaniasis. We aimed to characterize the sand fly biodiversity around the Tona Reservoir (Santander, Colombia) and to compare the performance of four sampling methods. A sampling of insects was performed in 2017 in the most preserved and least preserved areas close to the Tona Reservoir, using Torre Vigia-UIS and HomeTrap-UIS, two sticky traps previously designed by our working group, CDC, and Bg-Sentinel traps. We collected 268 Phlebotominae specimens, most with CDC (47.8%) and Torre Vigia-UIS (30.2%) traps. Some specimens (47%) could not be determined because of their preservation status; these samples came mostly from the sticky traps. We found 16 sand fly morphospecies, of which 12 were determined to species level. Here, we report two new records for Santander:Pintomyia youngi(Feliciangeli and Murillo, 1987) andLutzomyia ceferinoi(Ortiz and Álvarez, 1963). We also collected some confirmed vectors of Leishmania:Pi. youngi, Lutzomyia gomezi(Nitzulescu, 1931), andLu. longipalpis(Lutz and Neiva, 1912). The highest diversity was collected in the most disturbed area (15 spp.), and in the rainy season (April, 12 spp.).Pintomyia youngidistribution was broad through the Tona Reservoir in all the sampled periods, and we suggest tracking it to infer leishmaniasis risk in the Tona Reservoir. Torre Vigia-UIS seems a valuable tool for vector control, but we do not recommend it for biodiversity studies.

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“…Phlebotominae has about 1060 species, of which 555 are in the Americas (Galati and Rodrigues 2023). For Colombia -a megadiverse country-199 species are recorded, and 18 of them are of medical relevance (Ferro et al 2015, Bejarano andEstrada 2016).…”

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Sand flies around Tona, an artificial water reservoir in Bucaramanga (Santander, Colombia): diversity, spatiotemporal frequency, and efficacy of four sampling methods

Rengifo-Correa,

Castillo,

Cuadros

et al. 2024

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“…Sand flies are dipterans belonging to the family Psychodidae and subfamily Phlebotominae, responsible for transmitting several pathogens, including parasites of the genus Leishmania (Lainson & Rangel, 2005). There are 1,060 known species of Phlebotominae worldwide, with 53% (546 specimens) already recorded in the Americas, of which 297 (54%) occur in Brazil (Shimabukuro et al, 2017;Andrade et al, 2020;Galati, 2023;Galati & Rodrigues, 2023). According to Galati (2018) classification, there are 23 genera, of which Bichromomyia, Lutzomyia, Migonemyia, Nyssomyia, Pintomyia, Psychodopygus and Trichophoromyia can be important in the transmission of Leishmania to mammals (Maroli et al, 2013;Akhoundi et al, 2017).…”

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Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodomorpha: Psychodidae) deposited in the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo

Conceição,

Alves,

Chaves Júnior

et al. 2024

Pap. Avulsos Zool.

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The subfamily Phlebotominae is represented by insects commonly known as sand flies widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with the Neotropical region having the greatest diversity. Only New Zealand or the Pacific Islands, excepting New Caledonia, do not present records. One means of access to the more than 1,060 described species is through the specimens deposited in biological collections, and the availability of associated data on online platforms for consultation on the part of students and researchers. This being the case, this study aimed catalogue the sand flies deposited in the Invertebrate Collection of the MZUSP (University of São Paulo Museum of Zoology). Twenty-nine species designated as type material were found being of nine holotypes, one “allotype” and 90 paratypes described from five countries in the Americas: Panama, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and Brazil. In addition to these, 1,346 non-type specimens, from 12 Brazilian states, are deposited in the collection and have been included here in list form. The MZUSP sand fly collection currently houses specimens from 152 species, which represents 28% (546) of the Phlebotominae fauna of the Americas.

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“…To date, 556 sand fly species have been described in the New World and nearly 98 sand fly species are considered to be vectors (Galati & Rodrigues, 2023). In Mexico, the state of Quintana Roo is relevant for sand fly studies, since it ranks third with regard to richness of sand fly species (23/52) (Ibáñez-Bernal & Durán-Luz, 2022).…”

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Species diversity and detection of pathogens in phlebotomine sand flies collected from forest management areas of Quintana Roo, Mexico

Martínez‐Burgos,

Lozano‐Sardaneta,

Rodríguez‐Rojas

et al. 2023

Medical Vet Entomology

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Sand flies have expanded their areas of distribution, thereby increasing the risk of pathogen transmission in non‐endemic areas. To establish efficient prevention and control strategies for the transmission of vector‐borne pathogens, it is important to understand seasonal dynamics of their vectors. In Mexico, there are several areas where the contact between sand flies, hosts and reservoirs favours the transmission of the pathogen. We compared sand fly communities in a forest management area and a conserved area in Noh‐Bec, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The analysis included species diversity, activity peaks and molecular detection of pathogens. Sand flies were collected from November to December 2021 and April to May 2022, during 84 night‐traps. The conserved area showed higher numbers and greater species heterogeneity of sand flies as compared with the other sites. The β‐diversity analysis revealed that sites disturbed by logging (S1, S2, S3) had greater similarity (90%) in their sand fly species composition than a conserved area (S4) (similarity = 36%). Although none of the specimens were infected with Leishmania, we detected Wolbachia (19.4%) in all four sites, as well as Bartonella (3.25%) only in the disturbed sites. Further studies on the dynamics of sand fly populations and their association with pathogens are necessary.

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A Review of Historical Phlebotominae Taxonomy (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Cited by 17 publications

References 97 publications

Sand flies around Tona, an artificial water reservoir in Bucaramanga (Santander, Colombia): diversity, spatiotemporal frequency, and efficacy of four sampling methods

Sand flies around Tona, an artificial water reservoir in Bucaramanga (Santander, Colombia): diversity, spatiotemporal frequency, and efficacy of four sampling methods

Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodomorpha: Psychodidae) deposited in the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo

Species diversity and detection of pathogens in phlebotomine sand flies collected from forest management areas of Quintana Roo, Mexico

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