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Table 1 Sand fly species captured, by locality, and detection of Leishmania spp. and Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum

From: Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in Pintomyia evansi and Lutzomyia longipalpis in Honduras

Locality (sand flies; n)

Species

Males (n)

Females (n)

%

Specimens with Leishmania spp. DNA

(n) (%)

Females with L. (L.) infantum DNA

(n) (%)

Playa Grande (175)

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis

95

35

79.2

26 (35.13)

7 (9.45)

 

Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) evansi

10

24

20.8

11 (14.8)

2 (2.70)

Las Pelonas (16)

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis

12

2

87.5

 

Micropygomyia (Micropygomyia) cayennensis cayennensis

1

1

12.5

Punta Honda (29)

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis

24

4

96.5

 

Micropygomyia (Coquillettimyia) chiapanensis

0

1

3.5

Islitas (13)

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis

6

2

61.5

 

Dampfomyia (Coromyia) beltrani

0

2

15.4

 

Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) evansi

0

1

7.7

 

Micropygomyia (Micropygomyia) cayennensis cayennensis

0

1

7.7

 

Lutzomyia (Tricholateralis) gomezi

0

1

7.7