Description of Lutzomyia velezi, a new species of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Department of Antioquia, Colombia

Description of Lutzomyia velezi, a new species of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Department of Antioquia, Colombia

The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia velezi sp.nov. was described and illustrated from male specimens collected by light trap in the Reserva Natural Cañon del Río Claro in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes. The new species belongs to the series sanguinaria of the subgenus Helcocyrtomyia,...

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Main Authors: Eduar Elías Bejarano, Rafael José Vivero, Sandra Uribe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Lutzomyia velezi sp.nov.
Helcocyrtomyia
Phlebotominae
Colombia
sand fly
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000300014

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