Collections of sandflies (diptera:psychodidae) from mammal burrows in an area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Campeche, México
Sand flies were caught from December 1993 to November 1994 in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of Campeche, Mexico. A total of 566 sand flies of seven species were collected using emergence funnel-traps, at openings of several mammal burrows. The main species collected were L...
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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1996
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| Acceso en línea: | http://eprints.uanl.mx/437/1/Collections_of_sand_flies_%28Diptera_Psychodidae%29_from_mammal_burrows_in_an_area_of_cutaneous_leishmaniasis_in_Campeche%2C_Mexico.pdf |
| Sumario: | Sand flies were caught from December 1993 to November 1994 in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of Campeche, Mexico. A total of 566 sand flies of seven species were collected using emergence funnel-traps, at openings of several mammal burrows. The main species collected were Lutzomyia deleoni and Brumptomyia hamata. Population abundance was found bimodal with the first and higher peak from January to March. A small second peak was found from May to October. |
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