title: Descriptions of the immature stages of Dampfomyia (Coromyia) beltrani (Vargas & Díaz-Nájera) (Diptera: Psychodidae), with notes on morphology and chaetotaxy nomenclature.
abstract: All immature stages of the phlebotomine sandfly Dampfomyia (Coromyia) beltrani (Vargas & Díaz-Nájera) [= Lutzomyia (Coromyia) beltrani, sensu Young & Duncan 1994] are described and illustrated based on reared specimens from founder females collected from the type-locality in Veracruz, Mexico. These represent the first description of egg, and the third of larva instars and pupa of a species of the subgenus Coromyia, only preceded by Da. vespertilionis (Fairchild & Hertig) and Da. isovespertilionis (Fairchild & Hertig). Some morphological nomenclature clarifications are suggested toward the standardization of immature descriptions, which, in turn, would allow detection of homologies for future integration of these developmental stages characters into a phylogenetic analyses.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, CP 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Ana Celia Montes
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: De Oca-Aguilar
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Zoología de Invertebrados, Laboratorio de Entomología Médica, Ave. Universidad s/n, Apartado Postal 109-F, Ciudad Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, 66451 Nuevo León, México; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rebollar-Téllez
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, CP 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México; Email: sergio.ibanez@inecol.mx.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibáñez-Bernal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D011679:Pupa / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009626:Terminology as Topic