The phlebotomine sand flies fauna in Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Frequency of species of phlebotomine sand flies captured, according to sex, Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil, from September 2012 to February 2014

Species	Male	Percent	Female	Percent	Total	Percent
Lutzomyia sp.	0	0.00	6	0.49	6	0.30
Brumptomyia sp.	0	0.00	42	3.45	42	2.11
Br. avellari	54	6.96	0	0.00	54	2.71
Br. nitzulescui	40	5.15	0	0.00	40	2.01
Pa. aragaoi	0	0.00	2	0.16	2	0.10
Pi. bianchigalatiae	0	0.00	1	0.08	1	0.05
Ps. geniculatus	0	0.00	4	0.33	4	0.20
Mi. borgmeirai	20	2.58	1	0.08	21	1.05
Mi. capixaba	0	0.00	45	3.70	45	2.26
Ps. carreirai	28	3.61	143	11.75	171	8.58
Pr. choti	198	25.52	183	15.04	381	19.12
Ev. cortelezzii	0	0.00	1	0.08	1	0.05
Ev. costalimai	1	0.13	0	0.00	1	0.05
Ps. davisi	18	2.32	294	24.16	312	15.65
Ev. edwardsi	0	0.00	4	0.33	4	0.20
Pi. fischeri	3	0.39	41	3.37	44	2.21
Pa. lanei	0	0.00	7	0.58	7	0.35
Ny. intermedia	141	18.17	85	6.98	226	11.34
Ty. longispina	139	17.91	67	5.51	206	10.34
Pa. lutziana	0	0.00	7	0.58	7	0.35
Mg. migonei	16	2.06	48	3.94	64	3.21
Pi. misionensis	0	0.00	5	0.41	5	0.25
Mi. oswaldoi	0	0.00	3	0.25	3	0.15
Pi. pessoai	0	0.00	3	0.25	3	0.15
Pa. pascalei	97	12.50	59	4.85	156	7.83
Mi. quinquefer	1	0.13	16	1.31	17	0.85
Ev. sallesi	0	0.00	3	0.25	3	0.15
Pa. shannoni	0	0.00	2	0.16	2	0.10
Sc. sordellii	2	0.26	20	1.64	22	1.10
Ev. termitophila	1	0.13	4	0.33	5	0.25
Ev. tupynambai	1	0.13	46	3.78	47	2.36
Ny. whitmani	16	2.06	75	6.16	91	4.57
Total (%)^a	776(38.94)	100.00	1217(61.06)	100.00	1993	100.00

^aComparison between the proportions of captured phlebotomine sand flies according to sex: z = 13.97; p <0,0001

ISSN: 1756-3305