Copulation songs in three siblings of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
We present the results of recording male courtship songs of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. The striking differences in the songs from 3 Brazilian populations of this sandfly with 3 distinct male pheromones support the 3 sibling species previously proposed based on this characteristic.
de Souza
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Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ward
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Hamilton
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JG
Kyriacou
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CP
Peixoto
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D000818:Animals; D003307:Copulation / Q000502:physiology*; D003380:Courtship; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014828:Vocalization, Animal