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1 June 2015 Sand Fly Fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Goytacazes National Forest and Surrounding Areas of Southeastern Brazil
Thieres Marassati das Virgens, Helder Ricas Rezende, Israel de Souza Pinto, Aloísio Falqueto
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Abstract

Most studies of the sand fly fauna in southeastern Brazil are conducted in the peridomiciliary environment of leishmaniasis endemic regions. Therefore, to increase the knowledge about diversity and richness of sand fly conservation areas, we describe here the sand fly fauna from the National Forest of Goytacazes (NFG), state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, and its surroundings areas. We also used sand fly fauna records from eight conservations units within the state of Espírito Santo to understand the similarity and relationships among them. The sand flies were simultaneously collected from June, 2008 to May, 2009 in two different environments: a preserved environment represented by the NFG and a modified environment represented by a peridomicile. To establish the similarity among the conservation units, we used a method very similar to parsimony analysis of endemism. We collected 2,466 sand fly specimens belonging to 13 species. Pressatia choti and Nyssomyia intermedia were the most abundant sand fly species. Ny. intermedia is a known vector of Leishmania braziliensis and epidemiological surveillance must be conducted in the area. We discuss aspects regarding the diversity of sand flies as well as the risk of transmission of Leishmania parasites in the area. We also provide for the first time a hypothesis of similarity relationships among conservation units within the state of Espírito Santo.

Thieres Marassati das Virgens, Helder Ricas Rezende, Israel de Souza Pinto, and Aloísio Falqueto "Sand Fly Fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Goytacazes National Forest and Surrounding Areas of Southeastern Brazil," Journal of Vector Ecology 40(1), 28-35, (1 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12129
Received: 9 July 2014; Accepted: 1 November 2014; Published: 1 June 2015
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KEYWORDS
Atlantic forest
biodiversity
Endemism
leishmaniasis
parsimony
Phlebotominae
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