First record of Lufzomyia termitophila Martins, Falcão and Silva (1964) and Lutzomyia hermanlenti Martins, Silva and Falcão (1970)(Diptera: Psychodidae) in Pará State, Brazil

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ABSTRACT

This study reports the first record of lutzomyia termitophila Martins, Falcão and Silva (1964) and Lutzomyia hermanlenti Martins, Silva and Falcão (1970) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Pará state, Brazil. Specimens were captured in Serra dos Carajás, Municipality of Parauapebas, Southeast Mesoregion of Pará, using CDC light traps installed in different areas with different types of vegetation. The specimens were examined in the Serra Sul and the Igarapé Gelado Environmental Protection Area. The discovery of these phlebotomine sand flies in the study area extends their geographic distribution and brings the total number of sand fly species recorded in Pará State to 128.