Records of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) with a description of a new species of Sergentomyia França & Parrot from Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Author
Curler, Gregory R.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2806
60
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.277084
e04b1b7a-0014-46f7-976d-663a5dcbe0a6
1175-5326
277084
Phlebotomus (Euphlebotomus)
sp.
Phlebotomus (Euphlebotomus) argentipes
Annandale & Brunetti 1908
, the major vector of visceral Leishmaniasis in
India
, is known to occur in
Thailand
(
Apiwathnasorn
et al.
1989
;
Polseela
et al.
2007
). During the current study, a single female specimen of subgenus
Euphlebotomus
was collected in KYNP, and identified as
P. argentipes
using the key of
Lewis (1978)
. But the specimen differed somewhat from the description
P. argentipes
in that the spermathecae are segmented, but more globular than elongate.
P. argentipes
has long been suspected as a complex; however, as shown by
Muller
et al.
(2007)
, there are other species of subgenus
Euphlebotomus
in
Thailand
that are morphologically similar to
P. argentipes
, but are indeed distinct species. A new species will not be described based on this single female specimen, but future collections of males and females will help determine whether this specimen represents a new species.
Material examined.
THAILAND
. NAKHON
NAYOK
PROVINCE: Khao Yai National Park: dam @ lake near guesthouse,
14°24’N
101°22’E
,
13.ix.2009
, [
1 female
] coll. G.R. Curler,
CDC
trap.