Rangel E F, Azevedo A C, Andrade C A, Souza N A, Wermelinger E D
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Entomologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 1990 Jan-Mar;85(1):39-45. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02761990000100006.
In a study on vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, eleven species of sandflies were found: Lutzomyia longipalpis, L. fischeri, L. quinquefer, L. intermedia, L. whitmani, L. shannoni, L. cortelezzii, L. edwardsi, L. migonei, L. lanei and L. firmatoi. Lutzomyia intermedia was the predominant species. It was collected indoors but in much higher numbers outdoors, in the close vicinity of houses. In comparative captures it was found to feed more frequently on equines, and less frequently on man and dogs. Studies, using man and animals as baits, showed that blood-feeding started in the evening, and remained stable during the night, until early morning. June, August and October were the months of highest density.
在巴西里约热内卢州梅斯基塔市进行的一项关于皮肤利什曼病传播媒介的研究中，发现了11种白蛉：长须罗蛉、费氏罗蛉、五带罗蛉、中间罗蛉、惠特曼罗蛉、香农罗蛉、科尔特莱齐罗蛉、爱德华兹罗蛉、米戈内罗蛉、拉内罗蛉和菲尔马托罗蛉。中间罗蛉是优势种。它在室内有采集到，但在房屋附近的室外数量要多得多。在比较捕获中发现，它更频繁地吸食马血，而较少吸食人和狗的血。以人和动物为诱饵的研究表明，吸血在傍晚开始，并在夜间保持稳定，直到清晨。6月、8月和10月是密度最高的月份。
