First record of Bichromomyia flaviscutellata (Mangabeira, 1942) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), a vector of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis (Lainson & Shaw, 1972), in the state of Paraíba, Brazil

By

Freire, Lucas José Macêdo
Pereira-Colavite, Alessandre
Vilela, Maurício Luiz

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-4-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

368--373

Subjects

Atlantic forest , Geographic distribution , leishmaniasis , sandfly

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.368

 

Abstract

Bichromomyia flaviscutellata (Mangabeira 1942), a vector of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis (Lainson & Shaw 1972), has been recorded for the first time in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. A female specimen was captured using an HP-type light trap in an urban park in the municipality of João Pessoa in December 2022. The new record of Bi. flaviscutellata enhances our understanding of the sandfly fauna in Paraíba, particularly in an epidemiological context, given its significance in the transmission of Leishmania pathogens.