Description of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) falquetoi sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) a new species from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) falquetoi, sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) is described from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This new species belongs to the series longipalpis and is easily distinguished from the other members of this taxon by the presence of five well-developed spines and a pre-apical spiniform bristle on the gonostyle as well as nine bristles on the basal tuft of the gonocoxite.
Pinto
Israel de Souza
Ide S
Unidade de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil. ispinto@cbm.ufes.br
Dos Santos
Claudiney Biral
CB
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*