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The female of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) dispar is described and the male redescribed from specimens laken at Camapuã, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. One pair was collected in copula. The females of L. dispar bite man avidly when given the opportunity to do so and also attack horses and dogs. The species should be considered as a potential vector of leishmaniasis in certain parts of Brazil.
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