Biomedical subjects

WA Mendes

Publications and source records attributed to WA Mendes.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1998

[Triatominae species]

This paper provides a checklist of 15 known species of the Triatominae subfamily in Maranhão State. On the coastal São Luís Island there are a total of 10 species associated with sylvatic areas (Eratyrus mucronatus, Psammolestes tertius, Panstrongylus diasi) and periurban and urban areas (Panstrongylus geniculatus, Panstrongylus lignarius, Rhodnius nasutus, Rhodnius neglectus, Rhodnius pictipes, Rhodnius robustus and Triatoma rubrofasciata). The last was found only on São Luís Island, while the others have also been found inland. The following were not found in the coastal area: Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma brasiliensis, Triatoma maculata, Triatoma pseudomaculata and Rhodnius brethesi. These were found mainly on the 'Chapadas' and 'Chapadões' areas in the eastern and southern parts of the State.

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PubMed1996

[Preliminary check list of species from the genus Lutzomyia, França, 1924]

This paper presents a preliminary check list of Lutzomyia species from Maranhão State. The information derives from data gathered in the scarce literature on the distribution patterns of neotropical phlebotomines. There are 40 species reported in the State. Most are Amazonian in their distribution, while others come from the savanna domain of Central Brazil or have a widespread distribution in the neotropics. This can be explained by Maranhão's transitional position between the North, Northeast, and Central South of the country. Of the species of sandflies reported, seven are currently considered vectors for cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases.

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