Description of a new species, Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp., a phlebotomine fossil from Dominican Republic amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
| Autor: | Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Paula Cavalcante Lamy Serra e Meira, José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Cristiani de Castilho Sanguinette |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Entomology
biology Phlebotominae Research República Dominicana Biodiversity Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp Zoology Leishmaniasis Fóssil phlebotomine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Sandfly lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases New species Infectious Diseases Novas espécies Extant taxon Dominicam republic medicine Taxonomy (biology) Parasitology lcsh:RC109-216 Psychodidae Phlebotomine fossil |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da FIOCRUZ (ARCA) Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) instacron:FIOCRUZ Parasites & Vectors Parasites & Vectors, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 25 (2009) |
| Popis: | Background Phlebotomine sandflies are the vectors of etiological agents of leishmaniases in several areas of the world. In the Neotropical Region, the biodiversity of these insects is more than other regions, probably due the long evolutionary period of this group. Miocene amber from Dominican Republic, currently, has a record of 14 extinct species of Phlebotomine sandflies. Results This paper describes a new fossil species of phlebotomine sandfly from amber found in Dominican Republic. This new species is based on morphological characters of a male such as 5° palpomere longer than 3° + 4°, three well-developed spines in the gonostyle, lateral lobe longer than gonocoxite and permit inclusion of the new species in the genus Pintomyia, series serrana. The paramere, with a curvature in the ventral margin, of the middle of the structure, separates the new species from the others fossils or extant species. Conclusion The new species described in the present study named Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp. is well differenciated from all known species in this genus. |
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