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Table 2 Averages for the ten most frequently captured species per hour compiled for the three sampling sites surveyed during four 12-day field expeditions in Oiapoque, Amapá, Brazil (2015–2016). Highest individual values found (above 0.9) are shown in bold

From: Ecological aspects of Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) and the transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis agents in an Amazonian/ Guianan bordering area

No.

Species

Capture methoda

CDC ground

CDC canopy

White Shannon

Black Shannon

Tree bases

Totalb

♀

♂

♀

♂

♀

♂

♀

♂

♀

♂

1

Nyssomyia umbratilis

0.08

0.05

0.96 c

0.74

0.93 c

0.1

0.04

–

1.16

1.62

0.46

2

Trichopygomyia trichopyga

0.23

0.25

0.11

0.15

0.08

0.08

0.12

0.06

–

–

0.44

3

Evandromyia infraspinosa

0.13

0.10

0.13

0.11

0.5c

0.29

0.97 c

0.54

0.04

0.08

0.25

4

Trichophoromyia ininii

0.04

0.04

0.00

0.01

0.04

–

0.08

–

–

–

0.07

5

Psathyromyia aragaoi

0.02

0.02

0.04

0.02

–

–

0.08

–

–

–

0.05

6

Psychodopygus squamiventris maripaensis

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

2.29 c

0.1

0.68c

0.12

0.04

–

0.03

7

Sciopemyia sordellii

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.01

0.04

0.04

0.12

0.04

0.08

–

0.03

8

Psychodopygus ayrozai

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.02

0.22c

–

0.22c

0.02

–

–

0.02

9

Micropygomyia rorotaensis

0.01

0.00

0.02

0.01

0.1

–

0.06

–

0.16

0.16

0.02

10

Bicrhomomyia flaviscutellata

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.14

0.08

0.1

–

–

–

0.01

 

Other species (11–48)

0.05

0.03

0.15

0.09

0.35

0.1

0.22

0.06

0.12

0.29

0.12

 

Total

0.62

0.54

1.54

1.21

4.7

0.81

2.75

0.05

1.62

2.16

1.55

 

Total (♀ + ♂)

1.17

2.76

5.6

3.6

3.79

–

  1. aBased on 4608 h CDC ground; 1152 h CDC canopy; 48 h white Shannon; 48 h black Shannon; and 24 h tree bases
  2. bTotal sampling effort: 5880 h
  3. cSpecimens found attempting to bite