The species of the genus LutzomyiaFrança are transmitters of the cutaneous leishmaniasis and mucocutaneousin Panama. His distribution is related to the incidence of cases in rural adjacentplaces to forest, nevertheless the presence of the vectors can register in someareas, without it precence of cases of the illness. This study realized in thelocalities of Gamboa, Altos de Campana and AltoChagres, during the year 2000to 2001 in tropical forest in Panamá. The specimens were captured byCDC trap and moved to the Commemorative Institute Gorgas where there were realizedthe identifications of the species and the count of the number of individuals.There were captured 8,213 individuals of the genus Lutzomyia, L. ylephiletor(Fairchild & Hertig) (1097 individuals), followed by L. carpenteri(Fairchild & Hertig) (610 individuals), and L. dysponeta (Fairchild& Hertig ) (595 individuals). The analysis Correspondence in species ofLutzomyia was related to the types of forests of the areas. In the similaritybetween three area the results showed that the composition of species of Phlebotominaeis presented by Altos de Campana and Alto Chagres SSo= 0.503. The investigationhas allowed updating the information of some genera and species of medical interestingin the studied area, with the intention of taking preventive measures and ofcontrol to avoid the proliferation of the Leishmaniasis in these areas.
