First inventory of the sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Izabella de Oliveira Pinheiro, Milton Ferreira de Castro, Murilo Gonçalves, Adilson da Costa Lima, Glênia Maria de Magalhães Campos, Adalberto Mitterofhe, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Elaine Soares Coimbra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014
• Subjects: Lutzomyia; Juiz de Fora; Phlebotomine sandfly fauna; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0053-2012; https://doaj.org/article/6bf5ad8eaefa42588ff87bc044d585ef

Introduction: This study aimed to inventory the phlebotomine sandfly fauna present in the urban area of Juiz de Fora, with an emphasis on the genus Lutzomyia. Methods: Capture was performed from March to September 2012, using HP light traps placed at peridomestic sites, in a municipal kennel and a forest biome. Results: A total of 133 specimens were captured, representing eight species of the genus Lutzomyia. Lutzomyia pascalei was the most prevalent species. Conclusions: This research provides an inventory and description of the spatial locations of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna of Juiz de Fora.