Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Chiapas collected near the Guatemala border, with additions to the fauna of Mexico and a new subgenus name
Author
Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio
Author
Muñoz, José
Author
Rebollar-Téllez, Eduardo A.
Author
Pech-May, Agelica
Author
Marina, Carlos F.
text
Zootaxa
2015
3994
2
151
186
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3994.2.1
008a674e-04dd-444c-919c-a32be0ba5460
1175-5326
239180
32027FAA-4AB3-4394-841D-33571F25529E
Psathyromyia (Psathyromyia)
s. str.
Barretto, 1962
Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia)
Barretto, 1962: 98
.
Type
species:
Phlebotomus shannoni
Dyar, 1929
, by original designation; Martins
et al
., 1978: 104 (in part).
Lutzomyia
species group
Shannoni
: Theodor, 1965: 189; Lewis
et al.,
1977: 328.
Lutzomyia (Trichopygomyia)
Barretto, 1962: 98
(in part): Forattini, 1971: 102; Forattini, 1973: 294.
Lutzomyia
species group
Brasiliensis
: Martins
et al.,
1978: 104 (in part).
Psathyromyia (Psathyromyia)
Barretto
: Artemiev, 1991: 73; Galati, 1995: 137; Galati, 2003: 43, 113 (list, keys).
Diagnosis.
Flagellomeres 1 and 2 without sensory papillae; palpus segment 2 normally without Newstead sensillae; palpomere 5 short, usually shorter than 2+3+4. Male: gonocoxite without group of setae in apical half; aedeagal adminiculum short, not longer than 2.0 times the basal width. Female: palpus segment 5 longer than 3; cibarium with 4 to 8 horizontal teeth, vertical teeth variable but always present, a complete arch and large pigmented patch (Young & Duncan 1994; Galati 2003).
Remarks.
Two series of species are recognized in this subgenus, series
lanei
Theodor 1965
, with three species recorded in
Brazil
, and series
shannoni
Fairchild 1955
, with 20 species widely distributed, with four species distributed in
Mexico
, one reaching the
United States
.