title: Ascogregarina saraviae n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) in Lutzomyia lichyi (Diptera: Psychodidae).
abstract: Ascogregarina saraviae n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) is described from wild-caught Lutzomyia lichyi (Diptera: Psychodidae) females. Gametocysts adhered to the hemocoel side of the genital accessory gland walls and oocysts were injected into their lumina. Sporulated oocysts were ellipsoidal, 12.4 x 5.8 (11.6-13.1 x 5.6-5.9) micrometers, contained eight sporozoites and a refractile residuum. The elongate form of A. saraviae n. sp. oocysts, and their more delicate walls, clearly distinguish them from oocysts of A. chagasi (Adler & Mayrink, 1961).
authors.affiliation: Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ostrovska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warburg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montoya-Lerma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D015053:Zygote