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

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...

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Autores principales: dos Santos, Thiago Vasconcelos, da Silva, Fábio Márcio Medeiros, Barata, Iorlando da Rocha, de Andrade, Andrey José, Galati, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24141964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276130159
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Sumario: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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