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Analysis of the sex pheromone extract of individual male Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies from six regions in Brazil.
Medical and veterinary entomology - 1 Dec 2005
Hamilton J G C, Maingon R D C, Alexander B, Ward R D, Brazil R P
Abstract excerpt
Although the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae) is generally accepted to be a species complex, it is unclear how many members there are, how they are related and which are the main vectors of leishmaniasis. The vectorial capacity of each sibling species is likely to differ, thus a means of identifying the most important vector species is of critical importance...
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