title: Description of the Female of Martinsmyia minasensis (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), With Distribution Records and a Key to Female Identification.
abstract: The adult female of the sand fly species Martinsmyia minasensis (Mangabeira, 1942) is described, and the characters of the genus Martinsmyia Galati, 1995 are defined. We performed morphometric analyses on the spermatheca and wings, and present data on the geographical distribution of M. minasensis, as well as an identification key to females of this genus. The specimens were measured, drawn, photographed, and compared with the similar species M. oliveirai. It was possible to distinguish between M. minasensis and M. oliveirai based on differences found in the common and individual ducts of the spermatheca, as well as wing shape and size.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência Nacional e Internacional para Flebotomíneos, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, Barro Preto, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (palomahfs@gmail.com; gumayr@cpqrr.fiocruz.br), palomahfs@gmail.com.|Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, Barro Preto, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (gontijo@cpqrr.fiocruz.br; felipedutra@cpqrr.fiocruz.br).
authors.forename: Paloma Helena Fernandes
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Shimabukuro
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência Nacional e Internacional para Flebotomíneos, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, Barro Preto, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (palomahfs@gmail.com; gumayr@cpqrr.fiocruz.br).|Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, Barro Preto, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (gontijo@cpqrr.fiocruz.br; felipedutra@cpqrr.fiocruz.br).
authors.forename: Gustavo Mayr de Lima
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, Barro Preto, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (gontijo@cpqrr.fiocruz.br; felipedutra@cpqrr.fiocruz.br).
authors.forename: Célia Maria Ferreira
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gontijo
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Augusto de Lima, 1715, Barro Preto, 30190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil (gontijo@cpqrr.fiocruz.br; felipedutra@cpqrr.fiocruz.br).
authors.forename: Felipe Dutra
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Rêgo
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D010802:Phylogeny; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development
keywords: geographical record; identification; sand fly; taxonomy; wing morphometry