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Table 4 Phlebotomine specimens captured at three sampling sites in Oiapoque, Amapá, Brazil (2015–2016), tested by ELISA for blood sources and found positive for at least one antiserum from the available panel

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

No.

Species

Site

Method

Blood sourcea

1

Nyssomyia umbratilis

III

CDC canopy

Bird

2

Nyssomyia umbratilis

III

CDC canopy

Bird

3

Psychodopygus claustrei

I

CDC ground

Dog, opossum, rodent

4

Psychodopygus claustrei

I

CDC ground

Armadillo

5

Bichromomyia flaviscutellata

I

CDC canopy

Bird

6

Psychodopygus squamiventris maripaensis

I

CDC canopy

Armadillo

7

Psychodopygus squamiventris maripaensis

II

CDC canopy

Armadillo

8

Psychodopygus squamiventris maripaensis

II

CDC canopy

Armadillo

9

Evandromyia infraspinosa

I

CDC ground

Armadillo

10

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

Tree bases

Bird

11

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

Tree bases

Bird

12

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

Tree bases

Bird

13

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

Tree bases

Dog, opossum

14

Psychodopygus squamiventris maripaensis

I

Shannon

Armadillo

15

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

Tree bases

Bird

16

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

Tree bases

Bird, dog, armadillo

17

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

CDC canopy

Bird

18

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

CDC ground

Man

19

Nyssomyia umbratilis

I

Tree bases

Armadillo

20

Nyssomyia umbratilis b

I

CDC canopy

Bird

  1. Abbreviations: I Vila: Vitória Road, II Highway BR156-Km6, III Clevelândia do Norte Road
  2. aAntisera panel: dog, bird, opossum, man, armadillo and rodent
  3. bPositive sample with flagellates morphologically compatible with Leishmania sp.