Taxonomic study of sandflies of the genus Psychodopygus (Mangabeira, 1941) chagasi series (Barretto, 1962) through morphometric, morphological and barcoding analyzes

• Grant number: 15/02282-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: June 01, 2015
• End date: May 31, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati
• Grantee: Rodrigo Espíndola Godoy
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Sandflies are important vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL). Females are the only that practice hematophagy, a necessary condition for the occurrence of maturation of their ovaries, which enable them as pathogen vectors. About 150 of more than 500 species need the male specimen for the specific determination. The existence of indistinguishable species is a major impediment to the progress of taxonomy and systematic of this insect group, and of fundamental importance for planning control and surveillance actions. In this context, Psychodopygus genus has a large quantity of vectors of LTA and displays species with indistinguishable females. The Chagasi series features two species of great importance in the transmission of Leishmania braziliensis, P. complexus and P. wellcomei, and other four species, all with indistinguishable females. Thus, the aim of our study is to investigate through different taxonomic tools (linear and geometric morphometric, morphology and Barcoding), species that occur in Brazil: Psychodopygus complexus, P. wellcomei, P. chagasi, P. squamiventris maripaensis and P. squamiventris squamiventris, including LTA vectors, aiming to improve the taxonomy of the genus Psychodopygus series chagasi. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GODOY, R. E.; GALATI, E. A. B.. Revalidation of Nyssomyia fraihai (Martins, Falcao & Silva 1979) (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 53, n. 6, p. 1303-1311, NOV 2016. (15/02282-9)

GODOY, R. E.; CUNHA, A. E. F. L.; GALATI, E. A. B.. Description of Evandromyia piperiformis sp nov (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 55, n. 1, p. 128-136, JAN 2018. (15/02282-9)

GODOY, RODRIGO ESPINDOLA; RANGEL, ELIZABETH FERREIRA; DOS SANTOS MALLET, JACENIR REIS; DOS SANTOS, THIAGO VASCONCELOS; BARATA, IORLANDO DA ROCHA; COSTA PESSOA, FELIPE ARLEY; FARIAS LOBATO DA CUNHA, ALDA EUNICE; VILELA, MAURICIO LUIZ; BIANCHI GALATI, EUNICE APARECIDA. Scanning Electron Microscopy of Sand Flies of the Chagasi Series, Psychodopygus (Diptera: Psychodidae) Genus, Focusing on the Genitalia. Journal of Medical Entomology, v. 57, n. 1, p. 92-103, JAN 2020. (15/02282-9)

GODOY, RODRIGO ESPINDOLA; FERNANDES SHIMABUKURO, PALOMA HELENA; DOS SANTOS, THIAGO VASCONCELOS; COSTA PESSOA, FELIPE ARLEY; FARIAS LOBATO DA CUNHA, ALDA EUNICE; MOURA SANTOS, FABRICIO KASSIO; VILELA, MAURICIO LUIZ; RANGEL, ELIZABETH FERREIRA; BIANCHI GALATI, EUNICE APARECIDA. Geometric morphometry of the head in sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), an alternative approach to taxonomy studies. Zootaxa, v. 4504, n. 4, p. 566-576, OCT 26 2018. (15/02282-9)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

GODOY, Rodrigo Espíndola. Integrative taxonomy of morphologically indistinguishable species of the genus Psychodopygus (Diptera, Psychodidae), Chagasi series, registered in Brazil. 2018. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP/CIR) São Paulo.