Description of Micropygomyia brandaoi sp. n. (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), a fossil phlebotomine from the Dominican Republic

The description of Micropygomyia brandaoi, a new species of fossil phlebotomine sand fly, is based on one male specimen obtained from Dominican amber of the Miocene period (20 million years). In this new species, the fifth palpal segment is long, the coxite lacks a setal tuft and the style shows fou...

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Main Authors: José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Eunice A Bianchi Galati, Alda Lima Falcão, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000400005&lng=en&tlng=en