Sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) species diversity in an
urban area of the municipality of Tapachula,Chiapas, Mexico |
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| Authors: | Oscar Fernando Mikery Pacheco Julio Cesar Rojas León Eduardo Alfonso Rebollar-Téllez Alfredo Castillo Vera |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Ecología de Artrópodos y Manejo de Plagas, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Tapachula, Chiapas, México;2.Departamento de Zoología de Invertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México |
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| Abstract: | Monitoring phlebotomine sandflies in urban areas is key for epidemiological studiesin susceptible populations. This paper describes sandfly fauna that were present inan urban area of the municipality of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, and were capturedwith Shannon and CDC light traps. During February and March of 2014, 1,442 sandflieswere captured, specifically Lutzomyia cruciata (Coquillet) (98.8%), Lutzomyiacayennensis cayennensis (Floch and Abonnenc) (0.8%), Lutzomyia chiapanensis (Dampf)(0.3%) and Lutzomyia atulapai (De León) (0.1%). Lu. cruciata was the most abundantand the most frequently trapped species. This is the first record of its remarkableability to adapt to urban green areas. The three other species trapped represent newrecords of geographic distribution for the study region. These results indicate theneed to establish measures for reducing both human contact with this vector and therisk of possible sites of infection. |
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| Keywords: | sandflies urban area Mexico urbanisation |
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