Description of a new genus and new species of New World Phlebotominae (Diptera, Psychodidae)

A new genus and new species of Phlebotominae, Edentomyia piauiensis (Diptera, Psychodidae) from a cave in Piauí State, Brazil, are described. This new genus belongs to Phlebotomini, but its inclusion in any subdivision of this tribe depends on further study.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, José Dilermando Andrade-Filho, Antônio Carlos Lima da Silva, Alda Lima Falcão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2003-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262003000100010