Description of Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) brazilorum sp. nov. a new fossil species from the Dominican Republic (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

A sand fly fossil was found in amber, a vegetal resin, which allows all the external phlebotomine structures to be seen. The piece that contains the new species is 14 mm long <FONT FACE=Symbol>&acute;</FONT> 8 mm wide <FONT FACE=Symbol>&acute;</FONT> 3 mm high. All th...

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Main Authors: José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Eunice A Bianchi Galati, Alda Lima Falcão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000200004