Article
Morphometric and phenetic studies of five geographical populations of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Brazil.
Journal of medical entomology - 1 Nov 1999
Dias E S, Barata R A, Fortes-Dias C L, Brazil R P, Miranda J C, Brandão Filho S, Linardi P M
Abstract excerpt
A morphometric survey examined adult specimens of Lutzomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho) captured at 5 municipalities in southeastern and northeastern Brazil to compare the populations. The localities were Ilhéus (Bahia), Martinho Campos (Minas Gerais), Corte de Pedra (Bahia), Baturité (Ceará), and Amaraji (Pernambuco): all are known foci of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. Fifteen males and 15 females from...
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