Species composition of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in caves of Quadrilatero Ferrifero, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Caves are extreme and inhospitable environments that can harbor several species of vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Among these animals are phlebotomine sand flies, vectors of parasites of the genus Leishmania that cause leishmaniasis. This study aimed to evaluate the species composition of sand flies of four caves, a cave located at Moeda Sul (MS) and three at Parque Estadual Serra do Rola Moça (PESRM), in the region of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Sand flies were collected with automatic light traps. Non-Metric Multidimensional Scaling, using a dissimilarity matrix calculated with the Jaccard index, and Multivariate Permutation Analysis were used to evaluate sand fly species composition among entrance, interior, and the surrounding env

SUBMITTER: Campos AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064241 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature