Diurnal Resting Sites of Phlebotomine Sandflies in a Panamanian Tropical Forest
- 15 March 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 91-98
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/9.1.91
Abstract
The diurnal resting sites of phlebotomine sandflies in a Panamanian tropical forest were surveyed. Most species showed specific habitat association. Tree trunks were dominated by Lutzomyia trinidadensis, L. shannoni, L. trapidoi and L. ylephiletrix near the ground, and by L. rorotaensis and L. micropyga near the canopy. Green plants (shrubs and saplings) and leaf-litter were utilized primarily by anthropophilic species. Animal burrows and tree hollows were utilized by the largest number of resting species; L. triramula and L. aclydifera predominated in the former habitat, and L. vespertilionis in the latter.Keywords
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