Description of Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) paleotrichia, a Miocene period new species from the Dominican Republic (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

A new fossil species of phlebotomine sandflies is described from Dominican amber based in one specimen. Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) paleotrichia sp. nov. is distinguished from the other extant and extinct species by aspects of paramere and the basal tuft of bristles in the gonocoxite.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Alda Lima Falcão, Eunice A Bianchi Galati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000800002