| Issue |
Parasite
Volume 4, Number 3, September 1997
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 269 - 271 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1997043269 | |
| Published online | 23 September 2014 | |
Note de recherche
The colonisation of Lutzomyia youngi and the putative role of free-living nematodes in the biology of phlebotomine sandfly larvae
Élevage de Lutzomyia youngi et rôle des nématodes libres dans la biologie des larves de phlébotomes
1
Department of Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY,
UK.
2
Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencas, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
3
Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencas, Universidad de Los Andes, Trujillo, Venezuela.
* M. Killick-Kendrick.
Received:
28
March
1997
Accepted:
9
June
1997
A closed colony of Lutzomyia youngi Murillo & Zeledón from the Venezuelan Andes was successfully established in the laboratory with a larval food containing two free-living nematodes (Coenorhabditis sp. and Aphelenchoides bicaudatus). This raises the question of the relationships between sandfly larvae and associated terrestrial fauna.
Résumé
Un élevage en continu de Lutzomyia youngi Murillo & Zeledón originaire des Andes vénézuéliennes a pu être réalisé en laboratoire grâce à l'utilisation d'une nourriture larvaire contenant deux nématodes libres (Coenorhabditis sp. et Aphelenchoides bicaudatus). Ces résultats soulèvent l'intéressante question des relations entre les larves de phlébotomes et la faune terrestre associée.
Key words: Lutzomyia youngi / phlebotomine sandflies / colonisation / free-living nematodes / Caenorhabditis sp. / Aphelenchoides bicaudatus
Mots clés : Lutzomyia youngi / phlébotomes / élevage / nématodes libres / Caenorhabditis sp. / Aphelenchoides bicaudatus
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