A total of 1,030 phlebotomines sandflies, belonging to 14 species was collected with a trap type Shannon and human bait, during the season of less rainfall, from 18:00h. to 21:00 h. in the localities of San Juan, San Pedro and 25 de Diciembre located in the Peruvian Amazon. Females outnumbered males (96.98% and 3.02% respectively). The subgenus Psychodopygus (49. 27% and 7 species collected) and Nyssomyia (48.79% and 4 species collected) had the highest numbers of species and specimens. Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) richardwardi (48.4%) and L. (Psychodopygus) carrerai (29.2%) presented the highest numbers of specimens. The highest number of specimens (55. 2%) was collected in San Juan, however, the highest number of species was collected in 25 de Diciembre. The same numbers of species (12 species) was collected by both collection strategies, however, the highest number of specimens was collected with human bait technique.
phlebotomine; Shannon trap; human bait; Peruvian Amazon