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. 2015 Feb 22;8:116. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0711-y

Table 2.

Species and relative abundance of immature phlebotomine sand flies found in natural breeding sites

Ecosystem Tropical dry forest Tropical humid forest
Region, department Caribbean, Sucre Andean, Antioquia Caribbean, Chocó,
Locality Sincelejo, urban area Natural reserve Coraza Natural reserve Río Claro Natural reserve El Aguacate
Phlebotomine sand flies Base tree Bark of tree Others Based of tree Hollow of tree Tabular roots Others Hollow of tree Tabular roots Tabular roots Total (%)
1. Lu. atroclavata 9 4 1 - - - - - - - 14 (9.8)
2. Lu. rangeliana*+ 1 2 1 - - - - - - - 4 (2.9)
3. Lu. c. cayennensis*+ 4 - 2 - 1 - - - - - 7 (4.9)
4. Lu. micropyga 2 - 1 - - - 1 - 2 2 8 (5.6)
5. Lu. dubitans + - - 1 - 1 1 3 - - - 6 (4.2)
6. Lu. evansi*+ 1 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 5 (3.5)
7. Lu. migonei*±+ - - - 6 - 6 1 - - - 13 (9.15)
8. Lu. serrana - - - 3 1 - 1 - - - 5 (3.5)
9. Lu. gorbitzi ±+ - - - - 1 - - - - 1 (0.7)
10. Lu. ovallesi* - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 (1.4)
11. Lu. shannoni*+ - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 (1.4)
12. Lu. trinidadensis* - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 (1.4)
13. Lu. pilosa + - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 (1.4)
14. Br. hamata - - - - - - - 2 - 4 6 (4.2)
15. Br. mesai + - - - - - - - - - 1 1 (0.7)
16. Brumptomyia sp. - - - - - - - - - 26 26 (18.3)
17. Lutzomyia sp. 5 4 8 4 5 2 1 6 3 - 38 (26.8)
Total 22 10 16 13 11 9 11 8 9 33 142 (100)

Others: Trunk of tree, Leaf litter, Termite mound, Cave, *Species associated with or incriminated in the transmission of Leishmania, +First record of natural breeding sites for species of phlebotomine, ±New record of phlebotomine sand flies species for this department.