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.