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1 June 2018 Species Composition and Nocturnal Activity of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) Inhabiting a Limestone Cave in Thailand
Narong Jaturas, Apichat Vitta, Yudthana Samung, Chamnarn Apiwathnasorn, Raxsina Polseela
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We investigated the nocturnal activity of cave-dwelling sand flies at different time intervals and determined their species composition and seasonal variation. Sand flies were captured on one night each month using CDC light traps from 18:00-06:00 with the collecting bag being changed every two h between February, 2010 and January, 2011. A total of 18,709 individuals, including 10,740 males and 7,969 females, was collected. The overall ratio between male and female specimens was 1:0.74. The collected specimens included 14 species from four genera, Chinius, Idiophlebotomus, Phlebotomus, and Sergentomyia. Sergentomyia phadangensis was the most abundant species (comprising 31.9% of the collected individuals), followed by Se. anodontis (22.8%) and Ph. mascomai (18.2%). The highest number of specimens was collected in July (15.6%), followed by May (15.5%) with the peak of collection recorded at the time interval of 00:01–02:00, followed by 22:01–00:00. However, there were no significant differences observed among time intervals of sand fly collections (p=0.154). Observations of the nocturnal activity of male and female sand flies throughout the night suggest that phlebotomine sand flies show the greatest activity level after midnight.

Narong Jaturas, Apichat Vitta, Yudthana Samung, Chamnarn Apiwathnasorn, and Raxsina Polseela "Species Composition and Nocturnal Activity of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) Inhabiting a Limestone Cave in Thailand," Journal of Vector Ecology 43(1), 52-58, (1 June 2018). https://doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12282
Received: 17 April 2017; Accepted: 9 October 2017; Published: 1 June 2018
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KEYWORDS
nocturnal activities
sand flies
Species composition
Thailand
time intervals
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