Redescription of the male of Lutzomyia lutziana (Costa Lima) and description of the female (Diptera: Psychodidae).
During the course of taxonomic studies of New World phlebotomine sand flies, it was discovered that the female specimen considered to be the female of Lutzomyia lutziana does not belong to this species. A new description of the female of L. lutziana is presented, based on specimens captured in Lassance, State of Minas Gerais, the type locality of the species. The male of L. lutziana is also redescribed, based on an exemplar caught in Curvelo, State of Minas Gerais.
Andrade Filho
José Dilermando
JD
Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30190-002, Brasil. jandrade@cpqrr.fiocruz.br
de Oliveira
Alessandra Gutierrez
AG
Falcão
Alda Lima
AL
Brazil
Reginaldo Peçanha
RP
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*