-64- 



Table 2-5. Incidence of natural parasite infections in 341 female 

 Lutzomyia diabolica collected in south central Texas 

 (4-28 June, 1982; 19-30 Sept., 1983) 



June 1982 (N = 243) "> 



Parasite 



# infected 



% infected 



Smal 1 , round, 

 fast moving 

 flagellates 



146 



60 



Epimastigote- 

 1 ike 

 flagellates 



1 



<.05 



Aseptate 

 gregarines 



12 



7 



Microsporidians 



8 



3 



Mites 



14 



6 



September 1983 (N = 98) 2 



# infected % infected 



26 



3 

 



27 



3 







Specimens collected primarily from Garner State Park, Uvalde County, 

 Texas, with small numbers collected from Fawcett Boy Scout Camp, Edwards 

 County, Texas, and Rio Frio, Real County, Texas. 



All specimens collected from Garner State Park, Uvalde County, Texas, 

 with the exception of six specimens collected from D'Hanis, Medina 

 County, Texas. 



