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

Author(s)

dos Santos, Thiago Vasconcelos ^[1] ; Medeiros da Silva, Fabio Marcio ^[1] ; Barata, Iorlando da Rocha ^[1] ; de Andrade, Andrey Jose ^[2] ; Bianchi Galati, Eunice Aparecida ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Minist Saude, Lab Leishmanioses, Inst Evandro Chagas, Secretaria Vigilancia Saude, Ananindeua, PA - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Epidemiol, BR-01255 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 109, n. 2, p. 140-146, APR 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 4

Abstract

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. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/15802-7 - Illustrated and interactive identification keys to phlebotomine sand flies of Brazil (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
• Grantee: Andrey José de Andrade
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral