A new species of phlebotomine, Trichophoromyia adelsonsouzai (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Brazilian Amazonia


Autoria(s): Santos,Thiago Vasconcelos dos; Silva,Fábio Márcio Medeiros da; Barata,Iorlando da Rocha; Andrade,Andrey José de; Galati,Eunice Aparecida Bianchi
Data(s)

01/04/2014

Resumo

The phlebotomine sandfly Trichophoromyia adelsonsouzai sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on the male and female morphological characteristics of specimens collected at Km 27 of the Trans-Amazonian Highway, municipality of Vitória do Xingu, state of Pará, Brazilian Amazonia. This is an area subject to the direct influence of Belo Monte hydroelectric system. With the description of this new species the number of Trichophoromyia sandflies recorded in Brazil is increased to 20.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000200140

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en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.109 n.2 2014

Palavras-Chave #Phlebotominae #sandflies #Trichophoromyia adelsonsouzai #new species #Belo Monte hydroelectric system #Amazonia
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journal article