Abstract

LINERO, Juan David et al. Phlebotomine fauna and the first record of Lutzomyia aclydifera (Díptera: Psychodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2022, vol.27, n.2, pp.312-315.  Epub May 31, 2024. ISSN 0120-548X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v27n2.91314.

One of the most important leishmaniasis foci in Colombia is Los Montes de María, Department of Bolívar, specifically in El Carmen de Bolívar. To date, 19 species of Lutzomyia have been recognized in this department, some with antecedents as vectors of Leishmania spp. This note reports the abundance and diversity of the phlebotomine sandflies fauna in the rural area of El Carmen de Bolívar. Through the use of CDC traps, 1327 females of the genus Lutzomyia were collected between January to November 2018: Lu. evansi (81 %), Lu. panamensis (15.5 %), Lu. gomezi (2.9 %), Lu. dubitans (0.15 %), Lu. aclydifera (0.07 %), Lu. c. cayennensis (0.07 %), Lu. rangeliana (0.07 %) and Lu. serrana (0.07 %). The highest abundance of sandflies occurred in November and the lowest in April, which is consistent with the rainy and dry months, respectively; while in January there was the greatest diversity. In this research, stands out Lu. evansi, Lu. panamensis and Lu. gomezi for their antecedents as vectors of Leishmania in the Department of Bolívar and other regions of the country. We reported the species Lu. aclydifera for the first time for the Caribbean region, hence, this species should be monitored given its vector capacity for Leishmania.

Keywords : Endemic disease; entomology; insect vectors; parasitosis; Phlebotominae.

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