Behavioral Aspects of Phlebotomine Sand Flies Associated with a Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Atlántico, Northern Colombia

Santamaría, Erika; Cabrera, Olga Lucía; Marceló-Díaz, Catalina; Goenaga-Olaya, Sergio; Maestre‐Serrano, Ronald

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.19-0245

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“…Psychodopygus panamensis is a generalist species that is often characterized as anthropophilic (González et al . 1999; Santamaría et al . 2020; Rigg et al .…”

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“…Psychodopygus panamensis is a generalist species that is often characterized as anthropophilic (González et al 1999;Santamaría et al 2020;Rigg et al 2021) as is Pintomyia ovallesi (Feliciangeli 1997;Feliciangeliand Rabinovich 1998;Rabinovich and Feliciangeli 2004). One previous study has collected samples from this species in a cave in Belize (Williams 1976).…”

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Diversity of cave Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) from a Colombian cave

Velazquez

Stuckert²,

Vivero

et al. 2022

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Sandflies are vector species of Leishmania, among many other pathogens, with a global distribution and a variety of ecological niches. Previous samplings have found that karstic formations (i.e., caves and folds formed by the erosion of limestone) serve as a natural habitat to sandfly species. The majority of samplings of cave sandfly diversity have occurred in Brazil and to date none have studied the species composition in a cave in the Northern Andes. We collected sandflies in the Cave-Los Guacharos-, in the state of Antioquia, Colombia. The sampling was carried out during two consecutive nights in September 2019. CDC-type light traps were installed inside the cavern and in other surrounding karst systems (caves and folds). In total, we identified 18 species of sandfly from the cave and surrounding karst systems, including three new records for Colombia (Bichromomyia olmeca nociva, Brumptomyia brumpti, and Warileya leponti), and provide the first karstic reports for four other species (Lutzomyia gomezi, Lutzomyia hartmanni, Pintomyia ovallesi, and Psychodopygus panamensis). We then used the results of our survey and published literature to test two hypotheses. First, that sandfly diversity in Neotropical caves is richest nearer to the equator and second that there is a phylogenetic signal of karstic habitat use in sandflies. Counter to our predictions, we found no evidence that diversity follows a latitudinal gradient. Further, we find no evidence of a phylogenetic signal of karstic habitat use, instead finding that the use of caves likely evolved multiple times across several genera. Our results highlight the importance of a wide sampling to understand the natural habitat of sandflies and other disease vectors.

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“…Psychodopygus panamensis is a generalist species that is often characterized as anthropophilic (González et al . 1999; Santamaría et al . 2020; Rigg et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: New Reports For Cave-dwelling Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Diversity of cave Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) from a Colombian cave

Velazquez

Stuckert²,

Vivero

et al. 2022

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“…triramula . The presence of these vectors in different habitats and sampled areas shows the versatility and dispersal capacity of these species and their adaptation to highly human-disrupted habitats [ 63 , 64 ].…”

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Diversity, Co-Occurrence, and Nestedness Patterns of Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Two Rural Areas of Western Panamá

Rigg

Perea

González

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission in the New World is observed in areas with rich sand fly species’ faunas. The diversity and composition of sand fly species can change in response to seasonal weather and land use changes. Here, we present results from a two-year-long study where we collected, using Centers for Disease Control (CDC) light traps, sand flies from two rural areas, Las Pavas (LP) and Trinidad de las Minas (T) in western Panamá. Over 710 trap-nights, we collected 16,156 sand flies from 15 genera and 35 species. We identified 34 species in T, and the most abundant species collected was Nyssomyia trapidoi (Fairchild and Hertig, 1952) (n = 2278, 37%), followed by Psychodopygus panamensis (Shannon, 1926) (n = 1112, 18%), and Trichopygomyia triramula (Fairchild and Hertig, 1952) (n = 1063, 17%). In LP, we identified 26 species, and the most abundant species collected were Ty. triramula (n = 4729, 48%), and Ps. panamensis (n = 3444, 35%). We estimated a higher species’ richness in T (Chao2 ± S.E.: 36.58 ± 3.84) than in LP (27.49 ± 2.28). In T, species’ richness was significantly higher in the rainy season, but no seasonal differences were observed in LP. Species’ assemblages were nested in the two areas. Phlebotomine sand fly species’ abundance increased at the two sites during the rainy season. Our data suggest that seasonality is more important than land use as a factor driving sand fly species’ diversity at the studied sites.

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