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One male Lu. anthophora was taken from an active, carefully 

 dismantled woodrat ( Neotoma ) nest located approximately 75 m east of 

 the farm house at the D'Hanis site (Fig. 2-18). Four other Lu. 

 anthophora (males and females) were seen in the same nest, but escaped 

 capture. 



Lutzomyia texana . Lutzomyia texana , a rather large sand fly that 

 inhabits mammal burrows, was taken in resting collections from 

 latrines at Garner State Park and Fawcett Boy Scout Camp. They were 

 also collected from the entrances of armadillo burrows at the former 

 site and in CO2 baited CDC light traps and in an unbaited New Jersey 

 light trap at the farm in D'Hanis. They were not found in armadillo 

 burrows at the latter site. Efforts to feed L_u_. texana on a human, a 

 hamster and a lizard were unsuccessful. 



Lutzomyia vexator . This species, which feeds on cold-blooded 

 vertebrates, was collected on two occasions while resting on latrine 

 walls at Garner State Park. 



Lutzomyia new species . In September, 1983, a single female of an 

 undescribed species was taken in a resting collection from a latrine 

 at Garner State Park. Efforts to feed the fly on human, hamster and 

 amphibian (toad) blood were futile and she died without depositing 

 eggs. The fly was prepared and examined by Dr. D. G. Young who stated 

 that it belongs in the Cruciata group, but was unlike any other 

 species collected in Texas. 



Processing and Maintenance of Wild-caught Sand Flies 

 and Recovery of Eggs 



An estimated 1925 female J_u. diabol ica were segregated and 

 maintained in individual or group oviposition containers and 7940 ova 



