Description of Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae) a new species of phlebotomine sand fly from the state of Tocantins, Brazil.
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.
Andrade Filho
José Dilermando
JD
Laboratório de Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou-Fiocruz, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. jandrade@cpqrr.fiocruz.br
Galati
Eunice A Bianchi
EA
de Andrade
Welton Aires
WA
Falcão
Alda Lima
AL
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity