Bilateral anomaly in the style of Micropygomyia schreiberi (Martins, Falcão & Silva) (Diptera, Psychodidae) Anomalia bilateral no dististilo de Micropygomyia schreiberi (Martins, Falcão & Silva) (Diptera, Psychodidae)
This paper presents a specimen of phlebotomine sand fly with a bilateral anomaly in the style. Although such anomaly be rare in this group of insects, it may cause confusion in taxonomic identification and even lead to description of new species, increasing the number of synonymies. The specimen was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262004000400024 |
| Summary: | This paper presents a specimen of phlebotomine sand fly with a bilateral anomaly in the style. Although such anomaly be rare in this group of insects, it may cause confusion in taxonomic identification and even lead to description of new species, increasing the number of synonymies. The specimen was measured and compared with the holotype and four paratypes of Micropygomyia schreiberi (Martins, Falcão & Silva, 1975) and confirmed that it belongs, in fact, to this species.<br>Este trabalho relata o encontro de um flebotomíneo com anomalia bilateral no dististilo. Esta anomalia é rara neste grupo de insetos e pode causar confusão na identificação específica e levar à descrição de novas espécies, aumentando a lista de sinonímia do grupo. O espécime foi medido e comparado com o holótipo e quatro parátipos de Micropygomyia schreiberi (Martins, Falcão & Silva, 1975) e concluímos que, de fato, se trata desta espécie. |
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| ISSN: | 0085-5626 1806-9665 |