Sandflies associated with opossum nests are reported for the first time in the yards of residences located in the urban area of the municipality of Monte Mor, situated in the metropolitan region of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Eleven specimens of
Evandromyia cortelezzii and one of
Evandromyia lenti were captured in two
Didelphis albiventris
nests.
Ev. cortelezzii is considered a secondary vector species for the transmission of
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and
Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum in the Neotropics. This association may contribute to the introduction, establishment and maintenance of urban and periurban zoonotic transmission outbreaks of
Leishmania and should therefore be investigated further.
