Micropygomyia (Coquillettimyia) nahua sp. nov., a new Phlebotominae sand fly from Mexico (Diptera, Psychodidae)
Author
Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio
Author
García-Torres, Carlos Roberto
Author
Vásquez-Márquez, Mario
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-10
4347
1
169
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journal article
31576
10.11646/zootaxa.4347.1.10
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1175-5326
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Key for the identification of the species of
Micropygomyia
(
Coquilletimyia
)
with female characters
1 Spermathecal individual ducts very long, more than 4 times the length of spermathecae (including the basal annulated portion if it is present); spermatheca spherical or wider than long; cibarium with 4–6 posterior teeth diadem-like disposed........ 2
- Spermathecal individual ducts short, not more than 4 times the length of spermathecae (including the basal annulated portion if it is present); spermatheca pear-shaped; cibarium with more than 6 posterior teeth in palisade (except
Mi. stewarti
that has 4 diadem-like disposed).................................................................................. 6
2 Cibarium with two accessory small teeth intercalated between the medium and external posterior teeth, so there are a total of 6 posterior teeth disposed as diadem; spermatheca wider than long; flagellomere I about 1.2–1.3 the length of labrum, and about 1.7 the length of clypeus; ascoids of flagellomere II reaching or surpassing the apical margin of the article...................................................................................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
vexator
- Cibarium with only 4 posterior teeth disposed diadem-like; other characteristics variable............................ 3
3 Spermatheca spherical, without transverse striations or excrescences at base; individual spermathecal ducts short, not more than three times the length of the genital fork stem........................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
vindicator
- Spermatheca button-like or spherical but with transverse striations or excrescences at base; individual spermathecal ducts long, longer than four times the length of the genital fork stem...................................................... 4
4 Individual spermathecal ducts thick, its width at middle greater than the width of spermatheca; ascoids of flagellomere II not reaching the apex of the article........................................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
oppidana
- Individual spermathecal ducts slender, its width at middle smaller than the width of spermatheca; ascoids of flagellomere II reaching or surpassing the apical margin of the article......................................................... 5
5 Ascoids of flagellomere II surpassing the apical margin of the article; flagellomere I about 1.3 the length of labrum............................................................................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
apache
- Ascoids of flagellomere II not reaching the apical margin of the article; flagellomere I about 1.6 the length of labrum.....................................................................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
nahua
sp. nov.
6 Cibarium with 4 posterior teeth diadem-like disposed........................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
stewarti
- Cibarium with more than 6 posterior teeth in palisade........................................................ 7
7 Common and individual spermathecal ducts striated, the common duct long, about one-half the length of the individual spermathecal duct...................................................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
chiapanensis
- Common and individual spermathecal ducts smooth, the common duct short, about 0.2 the length of the individual spermathecal duct.........................................................
Micropygomyia
(
Coquillettimyia
)
californica