title: Description of the sandfly species Chinius samarensis n. sp. (Psychodidae; Diptera) from the Philippines.
abstract: The authors have described Chinius samarensis n. sp. (Diptera; Psychodidae) from the Philippines (Island of Samar). This is the fourth known species belonging to the Asiatic genus Chinius Leng, 1987. Like the other Chinius, C. samarensis n. sp. is a cavernicolous  species. The genital ducts of the male are four times shorter than the spermathecal ducts. However, the authors think that male and female belong to the same species due to their similar cytochrome b mt DNA sequences. A differential diagnosis with the other species belonging to the  genus Chinius is provided.
authors.affiliation: Reims University, France.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Léger
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Depaquit
authors.forename: Frédérick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gay
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D045303:Cytochromes b / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010679:Philippines; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D045303:Cytochromes b