Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) collected at a Costa Rican dairy farm in a vesicular stomatitis endemic area

This study determined the species composition of sand flies in a vesicular stomatitis endemic area, at Carrizal, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Eight species were collected as follows: Lutzomyia volcanensis (Fairchild and Hertig), L. shannoni (Dyar), Lu. pia (Fairchild and Hertig), L. sanguinaria (Fairchild...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 31; no. 6; p. 912
Main Authors Herrero, M.V. (PIET, Heredia, Costa Rica), Jimenez, A.E, Rodriguez, L.L, Pereira, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1994
Subjects
Animals
COSTA RICA
Costa Rica - epidemiology
ECOLOGIA ANIMAL
ECOLOGIE ANIMALE
EXPLOITATION AGRICOLE
EXPLOTACIONES AGRARIAS
Female
Humans
INDUSTRIA LECHERA
INDUSTRIE LAITIERE
Insect Vectors
INSECTA
LUTZOMYIA
Male
POBLACION ANIMAL
POPULATION ANIMALE
Population Dynamics
Psychodidae
Rhabdoviridae Infections - epidemiology
Seasons
Sex Ratio
Species Specificity
Stomatitis - epidemiology
VECTEUR DE MALADIE
VECTORES
Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus
VIRUS DE LA ESTOMATITIS VESICULAR
VIRUS STOMATITE VESICULEUSE
Costa Rica
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Summary:This study determined the species composition of sand flies in a vesicular stomatitis endemic area, at Carrizal, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Eight species were collected as follows: Lutzomyia volcanensis (Fairchild and Hertig), L. shannoni (Dyar), Lu. pia (Fairchild and Hertig), L. sanguinaria (Fairchild and Hertig), L. youngi Feliciangeli and Murillo, L. longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva), L. serrana (Damasceno and Arouck), and L. gomezi (Nitzulescu)
Bibliography:9533556
L72
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jmedent/31.6.912