Primer registro del flebotomíneo Warileya (Hertigia) hertigi en Antioquia, Colombia

Abstract

Introduction: The genus Warileya is one of the least-known taxa of sandflies, comprising only nine species, i.e., W. (Warileya) phlebotomanica, W. (Hertigia) hertigi, W. (W.) rotundipennis, W. (W.) nigrosacculus, W. (W.) yungasi, W. (W.) fourgassiensis, W. (W.) lumbrerasi, W. (W.) euniceae and W. (W.) leponti. Objective: To document the presence of a species of the genus Warileya in Antioquia, Colombia. Materials and methods: Sandflies were collected in a cavern of the Cañón del Río Claro Natural Reserve, of the municipality of San Francisco, Antioquia department, Colombia. Phlebotomine sampling was carried out using a CDC light trap during three consecutive nights in May of 2008. Taxonomical determination was based on a revision of the type material of the species and through the use of standard keys for American sandflies. Results: Five male and two female sandflies were taxonomically identified as W. (H.) hertigi. In both sexes, the absence of setal scars in the anepisternum, proepimeron and clypeus; the presence of two transverse rows of setal scars in the tergites; and the short length of the vena gamma were notable. Conclusion: The finding of W. (H.) hertigi increases the number of sandfly species found in Antioquia department to 64. In total, 164 sandfly species have been recorded in Colombia.

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

“…Warileya leponti has only been reported in Perú in the district of Villa Rica, province of Oxapampa (Pasco) (Cáceres et al 2000); no systematic sampling exists for the species. To date, there were only records of Warileya rotundipennis, Warileya nigrosacculus and Warileya hertigi in Colombia (Bejarano 2006;Bejarano et al 2018), which makes this collection of W. leponti the first for the country, and represents a large range extension for W. leponti (~1,300 km North of previous collection).…”

“…The only study on this matter was incidental and found Phlebotomines associated with a karstic, not cavernous, system. Bejarano et al (Bejarano et al . 2018) reported the presence of Warileya (Hertigia) hertigi , a Phlebotomine not involved in the transmission of disease.…”