Molecular Divergence in the <i>period</i> Gene Between Two Putative Sympatric Species of the <i>Lutzomyia longipalpis</i> Complex

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There is mounting evidence that the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) (Lutz and Neiva 1912), the main vector of the visceral leishmaniasis in Latin America, is a complex of sibling species (Lanzaro et al. 1993 ; Dujardin et al. 1997 ; Lampo et al. 1999 ; Uribe 1999 ; Arrivillaga and Feliciangeli 2001 ; Soto et al. 2001 ). But, the evidence for Brazilian populations is still...

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