Checklist of American sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): genera, species, and their distribution

Shimabukuro, Paloma Helena Fernandes; Andrade, Andrey José de; Galati, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi

doi:10.3897/zookeys.660.10508

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“…Species are listed alphabetically, with genus and subgenus designations according to Shimabukuro et al 2017. Links to the scratchpad entry and images for each specimen are given in the eventRemarks section of the checklist.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are approximately 1,000 valid described species of sand flies in the world, of which 530 are known to occur in the Americas (Shimabukuro et al 2017). …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The current checklist for American sand flies alone (Shimabukuro et al 2017) stands at 530 and use of the Lewis et al (1977) concept of the genus Lutzomyia would place 495 of these taxa into a single genus. It now seems likely that, by placing the emphasis on a stable and simple classification over one that best represented the evolutionary history of the group, Lewis et al (1977) created a number of polyphyletic groups, particularly their genus Lutzomyia .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are some nomenclatural issues with the Galati classification as it stands at the present moment (see Shimabukuro et al 2017). Within the classification a number of family group and genus group names are attributed to Artemiev from his 1991 work (Artemiev 1991).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A cybercatalogue of American sand fly types (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) deposited at the Natural History Museum, London

Adams

Shimabukuro

2018

BDJ

1,139

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BackgroundSand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) are biting flies involved in the transmission of pathogens, including the protozoan parasite Leishmania amongst human and non-human animals (Rangel and Lainson 2009).New informationA total of 60 species of American Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae), distributed amongst 16 genera were studied. A checklist of the primary and secondary type specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK), is given and 968 photographs of the specimens and their labels are made available on a Scratchpads website http://phlebotominaenhmtypes.myspecies.info.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are approximately 1,000 valid described species of sand flies in the world, of which 530 are known to occur in the Americas (Shimabukuro et al 2017). …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A cybercatalogue of American sand fly types (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) deposited at the Natural History Museum, London

Adams

Shimabukuro

2018

BDJ

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“…The last of these includes 26 species, of which 21 are of valid and five are of uncertain taxonomic status. Sixteen of these 26 species occur in Brazil (Shimabukuro et al ., ), including Lutzomyia longipalpis , the main vector of Leishmania ( Leishmania ) infantum , the aetiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis in the country. Other species of the subgenus Lutzomyia have also been associated with the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil, including Lutzomyia cruzi , Lutzomyia forattinii and Lutzomyia almerioi (Pita‐Pereira et al ., ; Savani et al ., ).…”

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The role of wing geometric morphometrics in the identification of sandflies within the subgenus Lutzomyia

Giordani

Andrade

Galati

et al. 2017

Medical Vet Entomology

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The Lutzomyia subgenus (Diptera: Psychodidae) includes sibling species with morphologically indistinguishable females. The aims of this study were to analyse variations in the size and shape of wings of species within the Lutzomyia subgenus and to assess whether these analyses might be useful in their identification. Wings (n = 733) of 18 species deposited in Brazilian collections were analysed by geometric morphometrics, using other genera and subgenera as outgroups. Shape variation was summarized in multivariate analyses and differences in wing size among species were tested by analysis of variance. The results showed significant variation in the sizes and shapes of wings of different Lutzomyia species. Two clusters within the Lutzomyia subgenus were distinguished in analyses of both males and females. In Cluster 1 (Lutzomyia ischnacantha, Lutzomyia cavernicola, Lutzomyia almerioi, Lutzomyia forattinii, Lutzomyia renei and Lutzomyia battistinii), scores for correct reclassification were high (females, kappa = 0.91; males, kappa = 0.90), whereas in Cluster 2 (Lutzomyia alencari, Lutzomyia ischyracantha, Lutzomyia cruzi, Lutzomyia longipalpis, Lutzomyia gaminarai and Lutzomyia lichyi), scores for correct reclassification were low (females, kappa = 0.42; males, kappa = 0.48). Wing geometry was useful in the identification of some species of the Lutzomyia subgenus, but did not allow the identification of sibling species such as L. longipalpis and L. cruzi.

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Identification of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from leishmaniasis endemic areas in southeastern Mexico using DNA barcoding

Adeniran

Fernández‐Santos

Rodríguez‐Rojas

et al. 2019

Ecology and Evolution

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Leishmaniasis, a vector‐borne disease transmitted to humans through the bite of phlebotomine sand flies, is of public health significance in southeastern Mexico. Active and continuous monitoring of vectors is an important aspect of disease control for the prediction of potential outbreaks. Thus, the correct identification of vectors is paramount in this regard. In this study, we employed DNA barcoding as a tool for identifying phlebotomine sand flies collected in localized cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Specimens were collected using CDC light and Shannon traps as part of the Mexican Ministry of Health surveillance program. DNA extraction was carried out using a nondestructive protocol, and morphological identification based on taxonomic keys was conducted on slide‐mounted specimens. Molecular taxonomic resolution using the 658‐bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene was 100% congruent with the morphological identification. Seven species were identified: Lutzomyia cruciata (Coquillett 1907), Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva 1912), Psathyromyia shannoni (Dyar 1929), Dampfomyia deleoni (Fairchild & Hertig 1947), Dampfomyia beltrani/steatopyga (Vargas & Díaz‐Nájera 1951), Bichromomyia olmeca olmeca (Vargas & Díaz‐Nájera, 1959), and Brumptomyia mesai (Sherlock 1962). Mean intraspecific divergence ranged from 0.12% to 1.22%, while interspecific distances ranged from 11.59% to 19.29%. Neighbor‐joining (NJ) analysis using the Kimura 2‐parameter model also showed specimens of the same species to be clustered together. The study provides the first cox1 sequences for three species of sand flies and indicates the utility of DNA barcoding for phlebotomine sand flies species identification in southeastern Mexico.

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Checklist of American sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): genera, species, and their distribution

Cited by 93 publications

References 15 publications

A cybercatalogue of American sand fly types (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) deposited at the Natural History Museum, London

A cybercatalogue of American sand fly types (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) deposited at the Natural History Museum, London

The role of wing geometric morphometrics in the identification of sandflies within the subgenus Lutzomyia

Identification of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from leishmaniasis endemic areas in southeastern Mexico using DNA barcoding

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