Victor py-daniel

• D.Sc.
• Professor at University of Brasília

The species Cerqueirellum venezuelense (Ramírez-Pérez & Peterson, 1981) and Shelleyellum damascenoi (Py-Daniel, 1988) are reviewed and the characters that separate them are presented and support the revalidation of Shelleyellum damascenoi.

A new species is described for the genus Psaroniocompsa (Psaroniocompsa bertellii sp.n.), from the National Park of Chapada dos Veadeiros, Central Brazil, Goiás state. Three other species are compared with this new species, Psaroniocompsa auristritata Lutz, 1910, Psaroniocompsa stellata Gil-Azevedo, Figueiró & Maia-Herzog, 2005 and Psaroniocompsa s...

BACKGROUND In the Brazilian Amazon, the filarial nematode Mansonella ozzardi co‐exists with malaria parasites and thick blood smear microscopy is considered the diagnostic gold standard. Transfusion of M. ozzardi microfilariae does not establish new infections, however microfilariae can survive approximately 2 years in blood‐recipients with unknown...

Resumo. É descrita uma nova espécie para o gênero Inaequalium (Inaequalium pujoli sp.n.), procedente do Brasil Central, estado de Goiás, macro-região denominada Chapada dos Veadeiros. É proposta a troca do nome da espécie (I. rappae Py-Daniel & Coscarón), por assumir a característica de nomen nudum, para Inaequalium rapporum Py-Daniel & Co...

A new species of genus Inaequalium (Inaequalium pujoli sp.n.) is described here, from state of Goiás, a macro region called Chapada dos Veadeiros, Central Brazil. Also is proposed to change the name It is proposed to change the name I. rappae Py-Daniel & Coscarón, because it takes on the characteristic of nomen nudum, to Inaequalium rapporum Py-Dan...

Na Amazônia brasileira, estudos etnomicológicos a partir das décadas de 60 e 70 relatam o consumo de espécies de cogumelos por grupos indígenas como os Yanomami, Tucano, Nambiquara, Caiabi, Txicão e Txucurramãe. Estudos mais recentes relatam o etnoconhecimento de indígenas Uitoto, Muinane e Andoke da Amazônia colombiana, indígenas Hotï da Amazônia...

We describe and illustrate the pupa, larva, and both adults of a new species in the genus Araucnephia Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 (A. cearensis nov. sp.). The species was found in a highland area in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil. The pupa can be separated from those of other Araucnephia pupae based on the number of gill filaments, which range from...

We describe and illustrate the pupa, larva, and both adults of a new species in the genus Araucnephia Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 (A. cearensis nov. sp.). The species was found in a highland area in Ceará State, Northeast Brazil. The pupa can be separated from those of other Araucnephia pupae based on the number of gill filaments, which range from...

Estimate the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi infection and calculate the parasitic infection rate (PIR) in simuliid black flies in the municipality of Lábrea, State of Amazonas, Brazil. Prevalence was measured using the thick blood smear method collected from the fingers and was related to age, sex and occupation. Simuliidae were collected with a...

The Simuliidae fauna from the Santa Catarina state, Brazil, was documented, based primarily on specimens deposited in the collections of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil and the La Plata Museum, Argentina. The results of our survey are organized by mesoregion and by municipality. Of the 51 municipalities where black flies were recorded, 46 repres...

O objetivo do periódico foi analisar e descrever as investigações realizadas na Venezuela na base do Parque Nacional Canaima em (2007) na comunidade indígena de Paraytepuy de Roraima (América do Sul). A metodologia estudou o livro de visitações do Monte Roraima, nos anos de 2002 a 2003, 2005 a 2006 e 2006 a 2007. Neste período foi feita a caminhada...

A new species of the Culicoides reticulatus species group, Culicoides kuripako Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on females and male specimens from the states of Amazonas and Pará, Brazil. The new species is compared with its similar sympatric congener, Culicoides paucienfuscatus Barbosa.

In this study, anticoagulant activity was detected in salivary gland homogenates (SGHs) of Thyrsopelma guianense (Diptera: Simuliidae). The SGH yielded 1.07 microg +/- 0.03 (n = 15) of total soluble protein per pair of glands. In addition, following SDS-PAGE (12.5% gel) and silver nitrate staining, 12 polypeptides with molecular weights ranging fro...

A new species of the Culicoides (Hoffmania) hylas species group, Culicoides baniwa Felippe-Bauer is described and illustrated based on a female specimen from the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A systematic key, wing photographs, diagramme of the legs pattern, table with numerical characters of females and a synopsis of the 11 species of the C. hylas gr...

The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi and calculate the parasitic infection rate in simuliid blackflies. The research was conducted in communities on the Purus River, Boca do Acre municipality, Amazonas State, Brazil. Prevalence was measured using the thick smear method. Captured blackflies were dissected to verify the pa...

This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi infection and to estimate the parasitic infection rate (PIR) in simuliid black flies in the municipality of Pauini, Amazonas, Brazil. We used thick blood films to examine 921 individuals in 35 riverine communities along the Pauini and Purus Rivers. Simuliids were caught i...

e FERREIRA1; Victor PY-DANIEL 2 ; Felipe Arley COSTA PESSOA. 3 'Bolsista PIBIC/FAPEAM/INPA; 20rientador INPA/NPCHS/LETEP; 3Colaborador FIOCRUZ/AMAZONIA 1. Introdução Os Insetos da família Simuliidae, conhecidos popularmente como piuns ou borrachudos, têm ampla distribuição mundial, exceto na região Antártida, desertos e em ilhas desprovidas de córr...

OBJETIVO: O trabalho aqui descrito trata da avaliação de uma dieta experimental contendo Champingnon do Brasil (Agaricus brasiliensis) como fonte de proteína em um modelo experimental de ratos. MÉTODOS: Para este propósito, foram selecionados 24 ratos Wistar machos, recém desmamados (21 dias) divididos em 3 grupos de 8 animais cada, que foram alime...

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the perception and comprehension of concepts and terminology related to food security and insecurity, especially those that comprise the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, in the context of indigenous socio-cultural reality. METHODS: Qualitative research techniques were used in Cacau, Flexeira and Mamori indig...

The objective of this paper was to describe the current status of Mansonella ozzardi prevalence among the inhabitants of 12 communities along the Ituxi river, in Lábrea municipality, state of Amazonas. The prevalence of M. ozzardi was determined using thick blood smears obtained by digital punctures. M. ozzardi was found in 30.23% of the samples co...

The presence of pollinaria of two species of Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae), possibly Tassadia cf. martiana Decne. and T. cf. obovata Decne., attached to the mouth parts of simulid black flies [Cerqueirellum amazonicum (Goeldi), C. argentiscutum (Shelley & Luna Dias), C. oyapockense (Floch & Abonnenc), and Cerqueirellum sp.] are reported for the fir...

Females of simuliid black flies are haematophagous insects and vectors of several pathogenic agents of human diseases such as the filarial worms Mansonella ozzardi and Onchocerca volvulus. The genus Cerqueirellum is one of the most important groups of vectors of mansonellosis and onchocerciasis diseases in South America, and the genera Coscaroniell...

A utilização de extratos de plantas pode ser uma alternativa para o controle de pragas. Dentre as plantas com atividade inseticida, destacam-se a erva-de-rato (Palicourea marcgravii) e o subproduto (manipueira) da produção de farinha de mandioca (Manihot esculenta), plantas comuns na região Amazônica. Esse trabalho teve, como principal objetivo, in...

The Mansonella ozzardi has a widespread distribution among the indigenous and riverine communities of Amazonas, Brazil. We estimated the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi in indigenous communities of the Pauini municipality, Amazonas state, Brazil and the rate of parasitic infection in vectors. We collected thick blood smears from individuals from s...

É descrita uma nova espécie para o gênero Inaequalium (Coscarón & Wygodzinsky, 1984), Inaequaliumlundi sp.n. É proposto um novo grupo de espécies dentro de Inaequalium. Os imaturos de Inaequaliumlundi sp.n. foram coletados em cursos d'água em uma altitude de 2.800 m no complexo geológico denominado Pico da Neblina, Amazonas, Brasil.A new species is...

We studied the influence of climatic parameters in the daily haematophagic activity of Cerqueirellum argentiscutum from September/1999 to August/2000. The bite activity observed was different according to the annual rain precipitation (dry and rainy seasons). Humidity and temperature were the factors that most influenced it in both periods. During...

The village of Pitinga, Presidente Figueiredo, AM, is a mining area and endemic for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL). The village is the administrative office of the mine and where mining workers live. This study presents the profile of ACL in the 2000- 2004 period. The highest prevalence of ACL occurs in male individuals with forest-related...

The Yanomami are a group of South American Indians that live in the rainforest along the borderlands of Brazil and Venezuela. They depend on hunting, gardening and wild food for survival; crustaceans are a highly prized food item in their diet. Taxonomical and ethnozoological aspects of the Yanomami Indians of the Balawa-ú village, state of Amazona...

A new neotropical genus of simuliids is characterized based on species previously included in the “Siolii Group” of Psaroniocompsa genus. Identifications keys for immature stages are presented. Shelleyellum genus is constituted by the species: S. damascenoi (Py- Daniel,1988), S. guaporense (Py-Daniel, 1989), S. lourencoi (Py-Daniel, 1988), S. sioll...

É acrescentado um novo caráter pupal para a espécie T. hirtipupa (Lutz,1910). É evidenciada a existência de dentes no cibário da fêmea de T. guianense (Wise,1911), principal espécie envolvida na transmissão da filaria Onchocerca volvulus (Leuckart,1893) no foco da região amazônica. É proposta uma nova relação para os artículos antenais da larva de...

The first survey of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Ceará State, Brazil, resulted in the discovery of a new species, Inaequalium maranguapense, for which larvae, pupae, and pharate females are described. This new species was found in a small stream in a mountainous region near the coast. The female has a cibarium lacking the typical central el...

The first survey of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Ceará State, Brazil, resulted in the discovery of a new species, Inaequalium maranguapense, for which larvae, pupae, and pharate females are described. This new species was found in a small stream in a mountainous region near the coast. The female has a cibarium lacking the typical central el...

Mansonella ozzardi is transmitted by two dipterian families, Ceratopogonidae (midges) and Simuliidae (black flies). In Brazil, black flies are vectors for this filariasis until now. In this paper, we determined the seasonality, parity capacity and parasitic infection rate of Cerqueirellum argentiscutum. The work was carried out in the Porto Japão c...

The leptophlebiid mayfly genus Ulmeritoides is composed of nine species, three of which have been recorded in Brazil: U. patagianus, U. uruguayensis, and U. misionensis. In the present paper, a new species of this genus, Ulmeritoides oepa sp.nov., is described and illustrated based on fifteen larvae collected in Uraricoera River, state of Roraima,...

This review is about relative aspects of simuliid black flies development, and new information about bionomics and ecological aspects and the main filariasis (Onchocerciasis and Mansonelliasis) transmitted of those insects. It also deals with some aspects of controling methods, new targets and development of vaccines which could minimize the health...

The black flies of the genus Inaequalium present a Neotropical distribution, with Panama at the northern limit, and the Argentinian pampas at the southern, but do not occur in the Central Amazon. This study offers a cladistic analysis establishing a hypothesis of relationships between the species of Inaequalium. A total of 37 characters have been c...

The black flies of the genus Inaequalium present a Neotropical distribution, with Panama at the northern limit, and the Argentinian pampas at the southern, but do not occur in the Central Amazon. This study offers a cladistic analysis establishing a hypothesis of relationships between the species of Inaequalium. A total of 37 characters have been c...

A survey of the the Family Gerridae was made at the Hidrological Basin of the Trombetas river, Pará state, Brazil, since the Headwaters until the Lower Trombetas river. Gerridae was the most representative Family among the aquatic Heteroptera and Gerrinae the most collected subfamily on 12 of the 35 collected points. Maps with the first geographic...

Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) guaporense, found in the Hydrogeological Province of the Central Shield, is described. S.(P.) guaporense belongs to the "siolii" group (S.siolii, S.lourencoi, S.damascenoi) described by Py-Daniel (1988).

Tres especies nuevas son descriptas: Simulium (Hemicnetha) crisatalinum proveniente de Roraima, Brasil (hembra, macho, pupa y larva; pertenciente al el grupo brachycladum); (Grenieriella) wygodzinskyorum de Junin, Perú (hembra, macho, pupa y larva; pertenciente al el grupo lahillei); (Grenieriella) sumapazense proveniente de Cundinamarca, Colombia...

Observações de campo e de laboratório evidenciaram, pela primeira vez, a predação preferencial, de larvas e pupas de simulídeos pelo crustáceo. Aegla platensis Schmitt, 1942. Foram feitas observações de campo e coletas no arroio Carpintaria, Município de Dois Irmãos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. É ressaltada a possibilidade de ser usado esse carangue...

The following synonyms are proposed: Simulium antunesi (Lane & Porto, 1940), Simulium mauense Nunes de Mello, 1974 and Simulium nilesi Rambajam, 1979 are synonyms of Simulium perflavum Roubaud, 1906; Simulium sucamense Nunes de Mello, 1974 and Simulium santaelenae Ramírez-Pérez & Peterson, 1981 are synonyms of Simulium (Psilopelmia) iracouboense Fl...

The following synonyms are proposed: Simulium antunesi (Lane & Porto, 1940), Simulium mauense Nunes de Mello, 1974 and Simulium nilesi Rambajam, 1979 are synonyms of Simulium perflavum Roubaud, 1906; Simulium sucamense Nunes de Mello, 1974 and Simulium santaelenae Ramirez-Perez & Peterson, 1981 are synonyms of Simulium (Psilopelmia) iracouboense Fl...

The predation and phoretic association (occasional?) among simulids and mollusks are being registered here for the first time on the Neotropical region. These inter-relations observations were obtained among Asolene (Pomella) megastoma (Sowerby, 1825) and the simulids: Simulium (Thyrsopelma) Orbitale Lutz, 1910; Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) spp. The m...

São descritas três espécies novas para o subgênero Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) Enderlein: S. (P.) siolii com distribuição geográfica abrangendo as Províncias Hidrogeológicas do Escudo Central e Centro-oeste (nas subprovíncias Chapadas dos Parecis e Alto Paraguai), S.(P)lourencoi das Províncias Hidrogeológicas do Escudo Central e Parnaíba, S.(P.) dama...

A new species, Simulium friedlanderi spn.n., subgenus Simulium (Chirostilbia) Enderlein, is described. S. friedlanderi was found in the north of the west-central Hydrogeological Province, Upper Paraguay subprovince. Simulium (Chirostilbia) laneportoi Vargas, 1941 is revised and Simulium (C.) dekeyseri Shelley & Py-Daniel, 1981 is considered synonym...

Two new subgenera (Cerqueirellum and Coscaroniellum) are characterized based on species previously included in the 'amazonicum' group. -from English summary

A new genus (Kempfsimulium) of the Neotropical Prosimuliinae is described based on Simulium simplicicolor Lutz, 1910, at the level of a new combination. Data are presented on the biology, intergeneric differences, geographical distribution (southern Brazilian Amazon region) as well as a complete redescription of the species.-from English summary

Os autores descrevem uma nova espécie de Simulium (Chirostilbia) dekeyseri a partir de adultos, larvas e pupas. Esta epécies zoofílica só foi encontrada na região do Cerrado do Planalto Central Brasileiro.

Simulium cerqueirai Almeida, 1979 is considered a new synonym of S. pertinax Kollar, 1832. A new character, the Frontal Index, is proposed in substitution of the Frontal Angle. This character will presented the proportion between width and height of the frons of the female. The Latero-Mandibular Process is presented as a new taxonomic character in...

Adults and larva of Simulium spinibranchium Lutz, 1910 are described for the first time and the pupa is redescribed. A lectotype is estabilished for the species. The Geographical Distribuition and some Biologic data are presented.

New changes are proposed for the tribes Simuliini and Prosimuliini to those Crosskey (1969) and Wygodzinsky & Coscarón (1973) based on laboratory observation of the abdomen of pupae (some neotropical species) that were not treated with the "clarifier-cleaner", KOH. These changes would be: Simuliini — with median longitudinal striate membranous area...