[Attraction of the armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus, L.) and guinea pigs for phlebotomines in French Guiana].

During 60 night-catches of sand-flies using armadillo baited Disney-traps, 7 Psychodopygus species were recorded. They account for 84% of the whole catches; eight times more flies were recorded from "terra firme" forest than in the marshy shallows. P. ayrozai (Barretto and Coutinho) is the main species all the year long (45% to 85% of the catches); it is followed by P. squamiventris maripaensis (Ready et al.). In Brazil, P. ayrozai is the presumptive vector of the Leishmania (V.) naiffi Lainson and Shaw of armadillo, and P. s. maripaensis has been found infected by parasites of the subgenus Viannia. Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) flaviscutellata (Mangabeira), a forest-floor vector of Le. (Le.) amazonensis Lainson and Shaw is also attracted by the armadillo. In guinea-pig baited traps (44 night trappings), L. (N.) flaviscutellata and P. claustrei Abonnenc et al. were the dominant species.