title: Description of Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae) a new species of phlebotomine sand fly from the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
abstract: During a study of the phlebotomines of the Brazilian state of Tocantins, a new species was discovered in Porto Nacional county, here described as Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. This is only the second species of the subgenus Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) to be described.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou-Fiocruz, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. jandrade@cpqrr.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: José Dilermando
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Andrade Filho
authors.forename: Eunice A Bianchi
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: Welton Aires
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Alda Lima
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Falcão
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity