Adolpho Lutz's collection of black flies (Diptera - Simuliidae), its history and importance

This is part of a master's thesis currently being written under the auspices of the Post-Graduate Program in Animal Biology of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with support from CAPES. It presents the species of black flies in Adolpho Lutz's collection, held at the Laboratory of B...

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Published in:	História, ciências, saúde--Manguinhos Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 259
Main Authors:	Ribeiro do Amaral-Calvão, Ana Margarida, Maia-Herzog, Marilza
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Brazil 01-01-2003
Subjects:	Animals Brazil Entomology - history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Museums - history Simuliidae Brazil
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Summary:	This is part of a master's thesis currently being written under the auspices of the Post-Graduate Program in Animal Biology of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with support from CAPES. It presents the species of black flies in Adolpho Lutz's collection, held at the Laboratory of Black Flies and Oncocercosis of the Department of Entomology of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. A pioneer in the study of these dipterons, Lutz described about 25 species from different places in Brazil. A vector of round worm, the black fly's importance to public health was recognized at the end of the 1920s.
ISSN:	0104-5970