Abstract
In an investigation carried out at the headquarters of Jequitibá in Três Picos State Park, the presence of the sandfly Migonemyia vaniae Galati, Fonseca & Marassá, 2007 was observed. Morphometric analyzes of the sperm pump and aedeagal ducts and photographs of the structures were performed to compare the differences between Migonemyia vaniae and Migonemyia migonei (França, 1920). Since its description, Mg. vaniae has been recorded only in the state of São Paulo. Therefore, we report the first encounter of this species in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Highlights
Sandflies are blood-feeding dipterous insects of the subfamily Phlebotominae in the family Psychodidae and present preferentially nocturnal twilight habits
Morphometric analyzes of the sperm pump and aedeagal ducts and photographs of the structures were performed to compare the differences between Migonemyia vaniae and Migonemyia migonei (França, 1920)
These mosquitos are the vectors of the leishmaniasis disease, which is caused by many trypanosomatid species of the genus Leishmania (Ross, 1903) (Rangel and Lainson 2003)
Summary
Sandflies are blood-feeding dipterous insects of the subfamily Phlebotominae in the family Psychodidae and present preferentially nocturnal twilight habits. These mosquitos are the vectors of the leishmaniasis disease, which is caused by many trypanosomatid species of the genus Leishmania (Ross, 1903) (Rangel and Lainson 2003). The Três Picos State Park (Três Picos State Park) is located in serra do Mar, in the mountainous region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, covering an area of 65,113 ha of the state, where the highest biodiversity index in the state is located It is the largest nature conservation unit in the state and is within the limits of five municipalities: Cachoeiras de Macacu (about two-thirds of the park’s area are in this municipality), Nova Friburgo, Teresópolis, Guapimirim, and Silva Jardim. Surveys of the sandfly fauna have previously been been carried out in PETP
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