Description of a new phlebotomine species (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) and new records of sand flies from the State of Acre, northern Brazil

Author(s)

Garcia Teles, Carolina Bioni ^{[1, 2]} ; Freitas, Rui Alves ^[3] ; Jose De Oliveira, Arley Faria ^[4] ; Ogawa, Guilherme Maerschner ^[2] ; Cavalcante De Araujo, Edicarlos Andre ^[1] ; Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes ^[5] ; Costa Pessoa, Felipe Arley ^[6] ; Aranha Camargo, Luis Marcelo ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Fac Sao Lucas, Dept Med, Porto Velho, RO - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed 5, Monte Negro, RO - Brazil

^[3] Inst Nacl de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Estado Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

^[5] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ RONDONIA, Rondonia, RO - Brazil

^[6] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Ctr Pesquisa Leonidas & Maria Deane, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 3609, n. 1, p. 85-90, JAN 25 2013.
• Web of Science Citations: 8

Abstract

Groundbreaking studies of phlebotomine sand fly populations in Assis Brasil, State of Acre, Brazil, resulted in the collection of 13 new records of phlebotomine sand flies and one previously undescribed species. Lutzomyia naiffi sp. nov. is described here. The new species is similar to Lutzomyia columbiana (Ristorcelli \& Van Ty) in measurements and other morphological characters. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 08/11319-0 - Aetiology and Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Assis Brasil, Acre, Brasil
• Grantee: Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants