Description of a New Phlebotomine Species of the Brazilian Cerrado from Sandstone Caves in Tocantins State, Brazil:Lutzomyia(Lutzomyia)elizabethrangelaesp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Vilela, Maurício Luiz; Azevedo, Alfredo Carlos Rodrigues de; Godoy, Rodrigo Espíndola

doi:10.1093/jme/tjv036

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“…In total, 161 species of Phlebotomines have been isolated from caves. Notably 37 Phlebotomine species were first described from collections in caves (e.g., (Quate 1962;Galati et al 2003;Alves et al 2011;Campos et al 2017;Costa et al 2021)) and several species are exclusively found in caves (Alves et al 2008;Barata et al 2012;Vilela et al 2015). Breeding in caves is a trait that is geographically widespread in the family.…”

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

Velazquez

Stuckert²,

Vivero

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“…In Brazil, the data regarding the phlebotomine fauna in caves are incomplete (Galati et al 2003;Galati et al 2006;Alves 2007;Barata et al 2008;Galati 2008;Almeida et al 2019;Campos et al 2020) several species of sand flies have been described (Alves et al 2008;Carvalho et al 2010Carvalho et al , 2011Vilela et al 2015).…”

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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from iron ore caves in the State of Pará, Brazil

Teodoro¹,

Carvalho²,

Campos³

et al. 2021

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The present study aimed to evaluate the distribution of sand fly species in iron ore caves in the State of Pará, Brazil and to associate the richness and abundance of these insects with the capacity of leishmaniasis transmission. Entomological captures were carried out in the years 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015, throughout active samples with brushes, along the entire caves’ extension, in dry and rainy periods. A total of 9,807 sand flies were counted during the 532 samplings events, being 4,340 in the dry period and 5,467 in the rainy period. A random sample of 802 morphologically identified specimens consisted of 8 genera and 17 species, being 369 males (46%) and 433 females (54%). The predominant species was Sciopemyia sordellii with 60.6% of the total of sand flies collected. Differences in composition and richness were observed between caves located inside of forest and anthropized areas. The mean richness and abundance were different between the wet and rainy periods, with a greater abundance of these insects in the rainy period. The phlebotomine fauna proved to be rich and abundant in the sampled caves, however, environmental degradation seems to be the main factor determining changes in the composition and richness, reinforces the importance of these places as a shelter for sand flies in degraded areas.

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“…In total, 989 phlebotomine species have been identified globally, of which 531 were recorded in the Americas and 277 in Brazil ( Shimabukuro & Galati 2010 , Andrade et al 2013 , Ladeia-Andrade et al 2014 , Oliveira et al 2015 , Vilela et al 2015) . Various studies have reported a great species richness of sandflies in Central-West Brazil, particularly in MT (106 spp), followed by MS (57 spp), GO (41 spp) and DF (27 spp) ( Young & Duncan 1994 , Martins et al 2002 , de Oliveira et al 2006 , Galati et al 2006 , Andrade Filho et al 2007 , Missawa & Maciel 2007 , de Almeida et al 2010b , 2013a , de Carvalho et al 2010 , SES/MT 2013) .…”

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Geographic distribution of phlebotomine sandfly species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central-West Brazil

Almeida

Andrade

Sciamarelli

et al. 2015

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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This study updates the geographic distributions of phlebotomine species in Central-West Brazil and analyses the climatic factors associated with their occurrence. The data were obtained from the entomology services of the state departments of health in Central-West Brazil, scientific collections and a literature review of articles from 1962-2014. Ecological niche models were produced for sandfly species with more than 20 occurrences using the Maxent algorithm and eight climate variables. In all, 2,803 phlebotomine records for 127 species were analysed. Nyssomyia whitmani, Evandromyia lenti and Lutzomyia longipalpis were the species with the greatest number of records and were present in all the biomes in Central-West Brazil. The models, which were produced for 34 species, indicated that the Cerrado areas in the central and western regions of Central-West Brazil were climatically more suitable to sandflies. The variables with the greatest influence on the models were the temperature in the coldest months and the temperature seasonality. The results show that phlebotomine species in Central-West Brazil have different geographical distribution patterns and that climate conditions in essentially the entire region favour the occurrence of at least one Leishmania vector species, highlighting the need to maintain or intensify vector control and surveillance strategies.

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Description of a New Phlebotomine Species of the Brazilian Cerrado from Sandstone Caves in Tocantins State, Brazil:Lutzomyia(Lutzomyia)elizabethrangelaesp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Cited by 8 publications

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

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

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from iron ore caves in the State of Pará, Brazil

Geographic distribution of phlebotomine sandfly species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central-West Brazil

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