Alexander B, Usma M C, Cadena H, Quesada B L, Solarte Y, Roa W, Montoya J, Jaramillo C, Travi B L
Grupo de Entomología, Fundación Centro International de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia.
Med Vet Entomol. 1995 Jul;9(3):273-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1995.tb00133.x.
A survey was made of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna of La Guaira, a village with coffee plantations near Cali, Colombia, from which cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis had been reported due to Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Le. (V.) braziliensis. Among six species of sandfly collected on human bait, Lutzomyia youngi was most important in terms of biting nuisance. Lu.columbiana, Lu.lichyi and Lu.scorzai as well as Lu.youngi adults occurred throughout the year. Sandfly man-biting activity occurred throughout the night and was highest within 2 h of sunset. Despite its abundance in nocturnal samples, Lu.youngi was rarely taken in diurnal resting site collections. In contrast, Lu.lichyi was collected on tree-trunks during the day in large numbers and was the only species biting in daylight. The implications of these and other findings for leishmaniasis control measures in La Guaira are considered.
对哥伦比亚卡利附近一个有咖啡种植园的村庄拉瓜伊拉的白蛉动物区系进行了调查，该地区曾报告过因巴拿马利什曼原虫（Viannia亚属）和巴西利什曼原虫（Viannia亚属）导致的美洲皮肤利什曼病病例。在通过人饵诱捕收集到的六种白蛉中，扬氏罗蛉在叮咬骚扰方面最为重要。哥伦比亚罗蛉、利氏罗蛉、斯科氏罗蛉以及扬氏罗蛉成虫全年都有出现。白蛉的咬人活动在夜间持续存在，且在日落后2小时内最为活跃。尽管扬氏罗蛉在夜间样本中数量众多，但在日间栖息场所收集时却很少捕获到。相比之下，利氏罗蛉在白天大量聚集在树干上，是唯一在白天叮咬的物种。本文还探讨了这些及其他发现对拉瓜伊拉利什曼病控制措施的影响。
