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
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Psathyromyia (Xiphopsathyromyia)
Ibáñez-Bernal & Marina
,
nomen novum
Lutzomyia
species group
Dreisbachi
: Lewis
et al
., 1977: 325; Martins
et al
., 1978: 152 (list); Young & Duncan, 1994: 411 (references, taxonomy, and distribution).
Lutzomyia (Xiphomyia)
Artemiev, 1991: 73
.
Type
species:
Psathyromyia aclydifera
(Fairchild & Hertig)
(by original designation), not
Xiphomyia
Townsend, 1917 (Tachinidae)
. Additional references: Galati, 1995, 137; Galati 2003, 42 (list, keys).
Young & Duncan (1994) were the first to note that the name
Xiphomyia
was preoccupied for a genus of
Tachinidae (Diptera)
. Nevertheless, as they did not recognized the taxon in the sense of Artemiev (1991) they continued using the species group
Dreisbachi
and consequentially did nothing with the homonym. Later, Galati (1995) and Galati (2003) used
Xiphomyia
for this group without acknowledging the homonymy. In order to make it possible to apply the phylogenetic classification of Galati in general, it is necessary to propose a new name to replace the homonym.
Etymology.
Xiphopsathyromyia
, from Greek,
xiphos
, a Greek sword, and
Psathyromyia
, name of the genus to which this subgenus belongs. We preserve the prefix
xiphos
of Artemiev added to the complex name of the genus
Psathyromyia
, which is formed by
psathyros
, friable, and
myia
, fly. The idea of the new name is to help in relating this group of species to the original taxon nomination as well as denoting the actual position within the genus.
Diagnosis.
Antennal flagellomeres 10 and 11 with sensory papillae; ascoids with long proximal spurs. Palpal segment 5 shorter than palpal segments 3 + 4; segment 2 without Newstead sensillae; ventro-cervical sensilla absent; tarsomere 1 of hindleg as long as or longer than 2+3+4+5. Male: gonostylus with 4 large spiniform setae inserted at different levels and no preapical fine seta; gonocoxite with 3 or 4 preapical recurved setae, but other persistent setae could be present as in
Pa. aclydifera
; paramere variable, divided or not; lateral lobe with 7 to 10 large dorsal setae at or near its distal end; ejaculatory filaments shortest than 2.0 times the length of apodeme + sperm pump. Female: cibarium with 10 or more horizontal teeth, numerous vertical teeth, a broad pigment patch, and complete arch; pharynx unarmed; spermathecae strongly annulated, sometimes imbricated, the terminal knob large, symmetrical or asymmetrical; individual spermathecal ducts relatively thin, longer than common spermathecal duct (Young & Duncan 1994; Galati 2003).
Type
species.
Psathyromyia (Xiphopsathyromyia) dreisbachi
(Causey & Damasceno, 1945)
, originaly designated by Artemiev (1991).
Remarks.
This subgenus is currently comprised of four valid species:
Psathyromyia aclydifera
(Fairchild & Hertig, 1952)
,
Pa. dreisbachi
(Causey & Damasceno, 1945)
,
Pa. hermanlenti
(Martins, Silva & Falcão, 1970) and
Pa. ruparupa
(Martins, Llanos & Silva, 1976)
. Only one species has been recorded in
Mexico
.