“…Data on phlebotomine sand flies occurring in Minas Gerais were compiled from several papers: Lutz & Neiva (1912), Newstead (1914), França (1920), Larrousse (1920), Lutz (1922), Newstead (1922), Brèthes (1923), Pinto (1926), Dyar (1929), Costa Lima (1932), Root (1934), Costa Lima & Antunes (1936), Mangabeira (1938Mangabeira ( , 1942, Barretto & Coutinho (1941), Barretto et al (1956), Martins et al (1957Martins et al ( , 1961Martins et al ( , 1962aMartins et al ( , 1962bMartins et al ( , 1964Martins et al ( , 1970Martins et al ( , 1972Martins et al ( , 1975Martins et al ( , 1982, , 1968, Ryan et al (1986), Dias et al (1987), Galati et al (1989Galati et al ( , 1995, Andrade Filho et al (1999a.…”